Everything you wanted to know about student teaching *but were afraid to ask

Good things are going to happen. But
it's not going to be a piece of cake.
You will have to work for it. You are
going to get sick within the first month of student teaching despite how diligently
you take vitamin c,
sanitize your students' desks, your desk, and the door knob...Maybe
the germs came from their papers...
And if you think having
a sick day is the same as having time off,
guess again. Time is the only thing you need that you can't use your tuition refund to buy.
What part you didn't use to pay for your PRAXIS tests anyway.
The KPTP deadline is fast approaching, and you just
picked up a couple more shifts at work because you
miscalculated your monthly budget.
But there is potential for good news. All of the
stress from work, school, and certification requirements could just help you
lose the weight from the food people brought the week of
your mom's funeral.
And the few, random springtime-like days in mid-January will give you a cure to
last just long enough
to cure your winter blues
until spring break.
You will also agree to be a bridesmaid in
your best friend's wedding.
And in your excitement, you completely forgot that means
going to bridal fairs, planning showers and parties, and buying a dress.
You will be worried that
despite all the hard work you've done
the past five years
you still won't get a job offer.
But your days in that life are numbered,
and when you come out of it you will have
a degree, your pride, great friends, and the
fond memories of a feverish semester that you owned.

Poem modeled after Ellen Bass's poem "Relax."
http://www.ellenbass.com/books/like-a-beggar/relax/