Ooh La La
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Read, Laugh, Repeat
By Adrienne Townsend

Mistakes are the usual bridge between inexperience and wisdom.
~Phyllis Theroux

My principal came by my room that morning while I was still hanging a few last-minute posters on my walls, and the minute she walked in to wish me luck, I felt extremely unprepared. As she walked out of my classroom, I looked at the clock and realized that in fifteen minutes the first class of my teaching career was about to walk in my door. Freaking out just a little bit, I looked down at what I was wearing and immediately hated it. My outfit consisted of a plain white top with black pants and heels. As a person who loves fashion, I felt plain, but I figured I should be conservative on the first day, since I wanted my high school students to take me seriously.

It hit me that I would only be about six or seven years older than them and I freaked out even more. I reminded myself that I had been preparing for weeks; not only that, I had been preparing for years. I graduated from TCU with not only my bachelor’s degree in Secondary Social Studies Education but I also graduated with my master’s degree in Secondary Education. It was time and I was ready. So why were my hands shaking and my forehead drenched in sweat? (Keep reading)