As a pre-service teacher my conception of myself as a teacher is still very much in flux. Because my experiences are limited at this point, each one has a great impact on the next experience. As they pile up I will be able to pick and choose which to take with me and which of those to leave behind. My conception of myself as a teacher will be different at the end of student teaching, as it is the most time I have spent teaching thus far. I do not have a strong image of myself in this role but I am sure I will soon. 

The easiest part of student teaching will be the act of finally teaching and working with students. Much of my work as a teacher has been hypothetical, for a class of students that only exist in the head of my instructors. Part of being a good teacher is learning from the students, and meeting the needs of our students, therefore this is the time I can really gain from my education. Working with each class will tell me how to teach them. 

The most challenging part of student teaching could be teaching someone else's class. I will be taking over roughly into the second nine weeks of the year, when the class and teacher are already established. On top of creating my own lessons, I have to connect them to someone else's instruction. I look forward to learning from a far more experienced teacher. She can be a guide, and I am hoping we can work together for the students. 

Being a teacher, to me, means that I help students accomplish their goals. I want them to succeed and leave my classroom with skills to move forward in life. Those skills can include appreciating literature to reexamine their lives to writing in a clear and concise tone to communicate their intentions. When students find and use a voice, they can move forward in whatever captures their interests. Of course many students will not continue studying the language arts, but what I want them to gain in my class they can carry throughout their lives.