I finally started Grad School, everyone! This is a big deal for me. Let me tell you a story. About 7 years ago, while completing my last official semester at BYU (before student teaching in DC), I had an epiphany that I would be really good at teaching teachers. At that time, this concept was new to me as I had never known someone in that profession. But I later learned that instructional coaching was a thing. It has always stayed in my mind ever since. When I started teaching full time in DC, grad school was far from my mind as teaching took up so much of my energy. However as I got more years under my belt, the grad school idea gradually came back to me. About three years ago I started looking into programs. Two years ago I started thinking about applying and six months later I was officially accepted. It just took me a while to get residency in Utah.
So here I am, attending the University of Utah, as one of the biggest BYU fans ever. It's hilarious. I will be getting my degree in Teacher Instruction and Educational Leadership. I go to school Tuesday nights and will have homework to get done throughout the week. Pray for me!
If there's anything that I have been reminded about in this long process is the same mantra that has carried me throughout the last decade of my life which is: I CAN DO HARD THINGS!
So it's not necessarily a dream come true to be at this point but it is a testimonial that God is directing my life. He kept bringing this thought to my mind time and again and I just couldn't avoid it any longer. I feel very directed in doing this program and know that for whatever reason, it will serve me well in my professional and personal future. So yes, I'm teaching and I'm in school full time. I can do this. I can do hard things.
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| Here I am at one of my buildings that I go to class in at the U--of all places. |
