gotta love tweens

lately i've been thinking about how i really need to teach middle school. you know how some people say they're a kid at heart? well i feel as if i'm an adolescent at heart. and according to one of the books i'm reading, i quite possibly could be until i'm 26! i feel like because i have such a vivid memory of my middle school years that i would be able to relate to my students. i also have this desire to be one of the teachers that kids hang out in her room between classes and after school. that doesn't really happen in elementary school because you're with the same one all the time. i also find great joy in creating sweet powerpoint slides and making visually appealing worksheets which i feel like middle schoolers would appreciate. they don't want the cheesy stuff with cute bunnies on it anymore, they need trendy. i say these things now possibly because i am in my middle school methods course. last year i had kindergarten education and i found myself wanting to teach the little ones. who knows. maybe i'm just meant to be a teacher and no matter where i am i will love it. or maybe those are the two ages i would do best with. in some ways the kids are similar :) also, i'm terrible at cursive writing and math and with those two options i'm not required to do either - well not the hard math anyway.