Its been a while

I knew that teaching would be time consuming, so I'm not surprised that this is the first time I've had the opportunity to post in a while. On Saturdays, I usually have to work for a couple of hours in the morning, grocery shop, and do laundry. And of course, relax. Otherwise I'd go crazy. So of course, I don't often have the desire to type an entry, and for that, I apologize.
I'm going into my 9th week of student teaching. There are 16 weeks total, and actually only 15 weeks of actual teaching because of Spring Break. I am going into my last week of 100% teaching. I can't believe that I've already been full-time teaching for 5 weeks. It doesn't seem like it has been that long at all. Which is definitely a blessing.
When I began this whole experience, I was upset. I wanted it to just be over. Everyday was filled with anguish for this. And I couldn't have been acting more selfishly if I tried. I was being completely ridiculous. And arrogant, as if I already knew everything I needed to know and was above learning anything new.
Now that I've been doing this for 9 weeks, I can honestly say that I have had a lot of ups and downs throughout this whole experience. But what I've been able to take away from this experience is that I have more learning to do. And by that, I mean my whole life. I've been able to experience a lot of challenges throughout my teaching. I realize that I am a good teacher, after worrying that I wasn't. But I've also learned that there are a few things I need to work on to improve my teaching, and I'm actually excited about that now. I'm glad that I don't know everything, and I'm excited to work on these things and improve them.
This whole experience has revitalized my desire to teach. These children are my life, and I am their gateway to success, on multiple levels. And I like having that kind of responsibility.