Thursday Thirteen

I have not a had a great week at work, so I am going to try and make myself feel better by writing 13 reasons I love to teach! You don't have to read this is really just for me to realize why I love teaching!

1. I love the interaction with teenagers.
2. I love to see the teenagers mature in a year.
3. I love to remember my high school years while watching all my students go through the same important things in their lives.
4. I love to see a student actually understand and care about SCIENCE.
5. I love having my summers off and being able to leave by 4:00!
6. I always feel wonderful when I receive a note from a student that they think I am a cool teacher.
7. I really enjoy the friends I have made at my new school.
8. I love being able to mentor students during one of the most difficult time of their lives. (High school is not fun everyday)
9. I love to be able to show the love of Christ without ever mentioning His name. It is amazing how many students actually know who the teachers are that go to church.
10. I love to laugh at the funny things my students do and say.
11. I love showing students that a science can be fun and it is not that hard to understand if they just try.
12. I love having a feeling of accomplishment when I come home ALMOST everyday.
13. I love having summers off! (I know this is in here twice but I DO LOVE THAT! )

So I guess I do love teaching... It is just sometimes so hard to remember that when I have so much more work to do than teach! Education has definitely changed since I was in school! I sometimes wish I could just teach the students with no PAPERWORK!