To dream is one thing, to set a goal is to take that dream and
make a plan to insure it happens. I have a ceaseless garden of goals, some that
will grow to be the size of dandelion seeds and some that will grow to be the
size of the oldest oak. Size is not the determinant of a goal's worth though,
for every goal is one that I set to fortify myself in my trek through the many
different gardens and lands of teaching.
There are three
seasons in my adventure through the gardens and paths of student teaching, and
I plan to make notes through the entirety of those three seasons. To begin
those notes, I begin with the goals that I set for myself.
I have narrowed down my many seeds of goals into two main ones: my
health and my self-growth. My health has always been a main factor in my life,
and now even more so that my future involves a lot of standing, excitement, and
stress. Imagine my surprise when I realized that regular food breaks and immediate
bathroom breaks were the fairies of the teaching garden! As for self- growth, I
know who I am as a person, but being a teacher is a whole different gardening
position. It takes constant adjustments and self-awareness to take one’s
learnings and apply them to changing place in situations. Thus implementing the planting of my other main goal: to make sure that I become the gardener that knows their place in the
garden and knows it well enough to make those necessary changes.
Time to begin planting!
