Oh, the scary yet exciting first year

I feel a lot of excitement when thinking about my first year of teaching. I look forward to getting in there and getting my hands dirty, actually doing the real thing and putting all of this theory into practice. It is hard not to be a bit fearful or nervous though.

I'm afraid of classroom management. I am not the best at dealing with discipline problems and I fear being walked all over. I tend to be very idealistic and don't always approach situations realistically. For instance, ideally I would love if every student came in, even the ones who hate school, and loved my class. But realistically, not every student will love me, my class, or art. But I'm going to try my hardest to not let that happen.

I fear setting up lessons that keep my students engaged and that meet the standards. Above a lot of things, I don't want my students to be bored. And I don't want to be bored. I want us, as a class, to laugh, explore and discover.

Those are a few of my fears. But before these fears are faced, I have to face another: getting a job.