>> You can't fake the passion.
You can't fake wanting or not wanting to be there.
The kids -- I mean, the kids are ready for you.
So, you need to be ready for them.
And it's just -- it's non-stop.
It is non-stop and it's so much fun.
And I couldn't imagine doing anything else.
But some days I sometimes wish I had a desk to sit at.
Or sometimes I wish I could drink my coffee before it got cold.
But I wouldn't trade it for the world because it's just too much fun.
The biggest challenge is almost the same thing
as the biggest most rewarding thing is that you're on all day long.
You might be teaching a math lesson and in the middle of the math lesson you're interrupted
because the office has an emergency.
And then there's a fire drill.
And somebody spilled something on the floor.
The interruptions of not being able to do what you need to do
and do what you are planned to do.
Your plans get rocked.
And so, all that planning that you put into your plan
and that perfect lesson plan, rarely happens.
And that's frustrating.
But you have to go with it.
And I was actually very nervous as a student teacher.
When I first went into the education field, I was very nervous about going with the flow.
I'm a very type A personality type of girl.
And I had every moment planned, right?
But in teaching, is not like that.
And in education, you need to be ready to change and be flexible.
And change with the students.
And change with the classroom.
And change with the environment.
And change with all the interruptions that come your way.
So, you just got to be ready to move and grove and be flexible.
And I think that's a great life lesson, too.
Things aren't always going to go as you expect them to go.
And that's definitely true in the classroom.