One more thing...

I met with a student form Tecumseh this week and discovered I have yet to feel like a teacher. This scared me. I still introduced myself as "Melanie" and I felt that when I was interviewing him it was more as a friend than as a future teacher. I don't think the situation warranted an authoritative persona; however, I thought I was going to be able to transpose from student to teacher easily, but I am still thinking as a "student who will become a teacher." I think the student teaching period is going to be a huge transition and maybe I'm expecting too much from myself to be the "teacher" already when in actuality I have had very little time in the classroom in the span a teacher's career.