The first week of Methods has come and gone and I think it will live up to its reputation of time consumption, stress, and difficulty. I’ve never had so much information thrown at me at one time ever before. The sheer multitude of information, due dates, project rubrics, rules, regulations, administrative duties, and other minutiae has been staggering. I’ve always prided myself on being an organized and disciplined person but this will surely push me to my limits.
I don’t want it to seem like I’m complaining though. I’m glad Methods is hard and I’m glad its going to push me to my limits. I’ve noticed that many education majors and teachers (even my professors) have complained about the lack of prestige that accompanies the role of high school teacher. We talk about professionalism and treating the job as a profession (as it should be) but then turn around and complain when we have to spend a very difficult semester striving to that end. Doctors don’t have it easy. Law school is no walk in the park. The least education majors can do is embrace this semester of Methods and treat it as a necessary test to reach the ultimate goal. Looking around at my peers, it seems the ones that I find myself saying, “I can’t believe this person is actually going to be teaching children,” about are the ones whose protestations are loudest. I hope it weeds out the weak, I really do. However, I’m just worried that the cakewalk that leads up to this semester has already let the weak deep into the program and at this point its too late for them to be weeded.
I’m glad Methods is finally here. I’m nervous, excited, and ready to go.
