teacher in training.

Teacher in training. Yep, that's what I like to call it! It just sounds way more fun than plain 'ole INTERN. I'm a senior at ECU majoring in Family and Consumer Sciences Education. That's a mouthful, huh?! Family. And. Consumer. Sciences. Education. In other words, I want to be a Home Economics teacher...well, the modern version anyway! I want to teach crazy high school students about life! You know...cooking, parenting, sewing, design, financial management, relationship skills, etc. I will stop there but the list goes on and on and on and on! Haha.

I have a feeling that many of my posts for the next six months will be about my experience as a teacher in training. My time as "Miss Averette" at SouthWest Edgecombe High School is just so much fun! I mean...what's more fun than trying to teach a bunch of sassy girls and rowdy boys about Interior Design?! Haha. But really, teaching has been an absolute blast so far. I never, ever expected that I would be so in love with teaching. I know that there will be some rough days. I know that a time will come when I will question my decision to become a teacher. I know that a time will come when I want to abandon my classroom and run away to a tropical paradise. I know that a time will come when I receive a paycheck and think, "Really?! Where's the rest?!" But, right now, I'm content. I'm happy. I'm satisfied. I'm thankful for this experience.

So, here's your warning. If you keep reading, there will be many, many more stories about my experience as a teacher in training! I can promise you that there will be some laughs, tears, excitement, and frustration. I'm so interested to see where this experience will take me. A diploma. A degree. A teaching certificate. A job?! I guess I'll just have to be patient and work my fingers to the bone until May 2012!

Peace and blessings.

Kaitlyn.