Currently, I am watching the Bears game with three of my seven roommates and while we yell at the Bears for terrible plays, we are also complaining about our landlord. (If he was yours, I promise you wouldn’t like him either). He is irresponsible and doesn’t complete the tasks that his job description entails. We have called him about some things that need fixing in our home, and instead of coming over to check it out, he asks us questions and attempts to blame us for everything that needs fixing. Talk about frustrating!
This past week I started practicum and although I have a good idea of what is expected of me as a future educator, being back in a high school classroom really laid out those extra responsibilities that I slightly forgot about (woops!). I am passionate about studying to be a teacher and I absolutely love the students I am working with at West high school, along with my cooperating teacher. It is great being able to experience what is it like to be the one in charge of a classroom and I take it very serious. I had teachers in high school a lot like my landlord. Both they and you know what is expected of them but they don’t provide. These educators frustrated me to no end and as a result I resented them and going into their classroom. I always wanted to ask, “Why are you a teacher if you aren’t going to follow through and complete your job?” In any profession it is very important to keep up with your responsibilities and for us if we remembered to stay motivated and do this everyday, then both you and students can succeed, plus, they will respect you more too. Responsibilities are a huge part of life and even though it sounds cheesy, I like what is expected of me as a future teacher and am motivated to take on tasks, completing my job to the best of my ability. Practicum has only reassured me more about how excited I am to be an educator and I am willing to take on all expectations.
As you might have guessed, I don’t respect my landlord.
