The Rising Sun

As I reflect on my week I see progress. I am nowhere near a seasoned teacher but I am getting better. It's a slow, difficult, but rewarding process but I am becoming more familiar with my classes, students, and material. I was interviewed this week by a student who writes for the paper. She asked me the casual questions like my background, why I became involved in agriculture and my FFA experiences. While I was thinking back to past memories I became a bit nostalgic when I though back to my FFA years. My proudest moment was at my Junior year FFA banquet when I was named FFA President and was finally stationed under the rising sun.

I took my position seriously and spent many hours after school helping my Advisor and doing odds and ends. It reminds me a lot of now! I wasn't always the best student and I couldn't always stay after but more often than not I was the first one at an event and the last one to leave. I find that I do that now with student teaching. I always talk with the janitors and maintenance guys, I find them to be wonderful people. The maintenance guys always joke with me about how I am the first one here in the morning and the janitor just today was talking about how I'm always the last one to leave the parking lot. I really appreciate that people have noticed how much time I put in.

In FFA the rising sun symbolized a now era in agriculture and the progress that we make day to day. I know that the Owl is symbol of the advisor, but I can't help but recognize how I relate to the rising sun just I did when I was in high school. I am experimenting with new classroom technology and doing my best to stay current with agriculture. I strive everyday to make progress with all the kids in my classes and to make progress within myself.

I think I will stay a rising sun for a while because I'm not ready to shine my brightest. I still have a lot of trials and tribulations to go through but I look forward to them and how they will help me grow. Thanks for reading!