Things 1,2, &3

I have successfully completed three of the twenty-three things in this assignment. I have created my blog, created my avatar, registered my blog and watched the Lifelong Learning Habits tutorial. I thought that the tutorial was great.

My biggest obstacle in deciding to become a teacher is my age. I thought to myself, are people going to think I am crazy because I want to become a teacher at age fifty. I wondered if I would be able to get a teaching position when I finished my coursework. I still wonder. But I have decided to pursue a career in teaching anyway. I figure that the best outcome will be that a school will want to hire me and the worst outcome will be that no one will hire me because of my age. In any event, I will have learned many new things that I did not know before.

I love to learn. I was always that kid who actually enjoyed school, always completed her homework and made good grades. Unlike many of my fellow non-traditional students, I don't have a previous career. I worked in a fast food restaurant for twenty years. So this is a new journey for me. So far, so good.

I began my college career with the end in mind, but I failed to think far enough to the end. I will have completed my major and my first minor programs by this fall. Then it occurred to me that I needed to be able to use the degree I was earning. I talked to one of my history professors and decided to add an education minor. I am really enjoying the experience of learning to be a teacher. I am gradually losing my fear of public speaking, which is a plus. The hardest thing for me to do is to find time to play. I take classes all the year long and so I have very little time to play. I am going to work on that.