The End of the Beginning

As I sit here in a Agriculture Experience Tracker professional development session in my placement school a wave of emotions rush over me along with one thought.  I start student teaching in TWO WEEKS.  Included in these emotions are excitement, fear, relief, anxiety,  and humility, to name a few.  I found a quote earlier this week that reflects how I feel at this exact moment. "Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."- Winston Churchill I am standing at the doorway to the rest of my life and in two weeks I take that first step to become the working professional I have always wanted to be.  Three and a half years of college coursework have brought me to this point and now I am about to begin the hardest part yet. Will I learn all that is necessary to successfully impact my students the way I hope to?  Will I become that respected teacher that others look to for advice?  Will my professional development be enough to prepare me for my future?  Only time can answer these questions.  All I can do now is take a deep breath, enjoy my last two weeks of vacation, and prepare for my upcoming journey as a student teacher.