School is now in full swing and the semester has gotten increasingly busy with various things to get done: lesson planning, lab planning, labs/quizzes/homework grading, CAS advising, and something new this semester....recommendation writing!
The students I taught last year, who are current high school seniors, have started the arduous process of applying to colleges! And, although I'm only writing a few recommendations for students who are applying to Korean universities, it's been an interesting process of reflecting back on my individual students' strengths and abilities and writing good recommendations. It is a bit weird because I know that I'm a new teacher, and I never anticipated that I would already be writing recommendations for students in terms of college admissions. But, I guess this is what happens when you teach upper grades in high school :) It's interesting, too..because writing these recommendations brings back memories of my own college application writing process. At the time, it seemed like it would be the end of the world if I didn't get into the specific college I wanted to go to. But, of course hindsight is always 20/20...and one thing I've been continually telling my students is that...yes, it's good to want to and eventually go to a great school. BUT, it's even more important what you do once you get there.
Life is exciting. Although I'm super tired at the end of each day, I feel like everyday is a new learning experience for me as a teacher. My students continually teach me new things~ and I do feel incredibly blessed to be doing what I am doing.
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