May 1st,
2013
Sitting at my desk
by a great bay window
Dear Myself,
You’re
18 and you just graduated high school. You may not believe this but in just
four short years the U.S.’s greatest scientists have already mastered a form of
time travel…but unfortunately it only works on pieces of paper. Weirdly
specific, right? You may be shaking your head thinking, “what crazy person sent
me this letter?” but I promise it really is future you! You’re planning to
attend WSU but you had a scholarship offer to Southwestern for tennis. You believe
me now?
Anyway,
I’m writing this letter to the past me to let me know what my past-future has
in store for me. Wow, this letter writing to the past is slightly confusing. Okay,
you will struggle a little bit during your first two years in college, first
you think engineering, next comes creative writing, then literature and finally
you will realize that teaching is where it’s at. My advice, experience all of
these different careers, it just makes you realize how much you really want to be a
teacher.
As you
make your way through college your general counselors won’t do you much good.
Honestly, do it yourself. Don’t forget English 680!!! They won’t tell you about
it but you need it. In this future-past you have to cram all of that extra work
around student teaching. I would NOT advise you to continue that.
Pre-student
teaching is rough but is nothing compared to student teaching. Get your tasks
done on time so you won’t be rushing to finish them at the last minute. Trust
me, yourself, future-me. When it comes to student teaching you will be mostly
okay. I’ll give you some inside information. February 21, 22, 25 AND 26 are all
snow days. I would recommend starting your lesson the week before so you can
have most, if not all, taught before freaky nature can ruin your spring break.
But don’t worry, you do most of your typing and writing in a week and still
pass. You got this.
In 2013
the world is so much different. Time traveling papers, flying shoes, resurrected
Michael Jackson (don’t ask) and through all of these changes your life will get
better. The best advice I can offer is to keep your head up and persevere.
Listen to resurrected Michael Jackson:
“You have to show them that you're really not scared
You're playin' with your life, this ain't no truth or dare”
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