First Post!

My first post to this blog! This is only the beginning, but hopefully this little plain blog can expand into something more.... if I can manage it well enough and not just abandon it like I do to every other blog I start >_>Probably not the right thing to say on the first post, but HEY! I'm optimistic! :)

I'd like to first start off with the purpose of this blog. I have decided to start this blog to chronicle my experiences with teaching, from beginning to... end?! This idea has many positives. For one thing, it is great to get my thoughts out into writing rather then letting it circle in my head as I drive home every night from work, or rather than yelling out my frustrations to my best friend and boyfriend (although I'm sure they don't mind :) ). For another thing, it is a great way for others to see what I am thinking. I find it easier to express myself through text than spoken word (and I am sure most people are that way these days too), so one can get a better understanding of me and my ideas through reading what I write rather than listening to what I say. On top of that, I hope to inspire young people who read my blog to want to become teachers, or to inspire new teachers to be all that they can be. Teaching is a tough tough thing. It's not easy, not even in the LEAST bit, so don't ever let anyone trick you into thinking it is... the countless hours that go into making lesson plans and curriculums, the constant tweaking it requires after having taught a lesson only to see the flaws it has... ugh. Endless. I hope I'm not rambling at this point, because it sure does sound like it! I can say SO much about teaching, but I think it is better to seperate each topic into small posts, so they don't become jumbled essay long messes! I tend to do that :/

Well, let this be the end of my first post. May not be the best post, but it's merely beginning of a long long journey (a wonderful one at that).