The recent new adventure I've embarked on is teaching! I knew since I started nursing school that I loved teaching ideas, making complicated concepts simple and familiar, and connecting with the learner by understanding how they learn and why they learn.
What I know I can do: teach
What I know I'll struggle with: being a teacher
I want to be my students' friend, I want them to like me, and I want to have fun with them. All of which are definitely not in the rule book of professional teacher/instructor/professor. Discipline, keeping that barrier up between student and teacher, and remembering that this is a different type of relationship will likely be my biggest struggle. I've thought many times over that my current first group of students have been a true gift. They are quick learners, dedicated to nursing, and want to succeed.
I have to remember that I will not always be this lucky. So now is the time to practice without too many ramifications with slip ups.
But regardless, I love it. Teaching feels true to my soul, it is invigorating instead of exhausting. I want to spend my extra time investigating it and preparing for it. I can't wait to see where this goes :)
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