That's Miss Trina to you....

When I was in 4th grade, I wanted to be a teacher. Now before you "ooh" and "aww" over how precious my heart must have been, I need to warn you... my reasons weren't exactly in the right place. I didn't want to plant the seed of learning into the bright, young, eager hearts of children who were just waiting to soak up the knowledge I could give them. Nope. I just wanted to be a teacher so that I could write on the projector.

Yeah, I heard the heavens singing too....

Well, since I've been a teacher. I've definitely been writing on the overhead so objective met, right? Nope. Turns out, there are other reasons why people want to teach. Who would have thought?! Here are just a few reasons why this whole teacher thing is actually worth more than just using the oh-so-mighty, oh-so-grand overhead projector:

These are some of the brightest boys in my class. I can always count on them to help me out when I'm drowning in front of the class. They're doing a science project that demonstrates Newton's 3rd Law in this pic. PS. the one in the red shirt should be in 2nd grade.... he's reading at a 9th grade level. Crazy, huh?!

These cute boys are always SO eager to learn. They make me laugh even when they are getting into trouble :)
The one on the left (dark blue shirt) is one of the younger kids in my class.... way to smart for his age.

I hope my children will be as cute as her.... unlikely since she is one of THE cutest girls I have EVER seen. But my chances are pretty good since she is part Hawaiian....

I love this little one.... His eye lashes are even longer than Ben's. He is always giving me hugs constantly and is always so happy to see me!

This one is going to be trouble when he gets older but seriously, how could he when he looks this cute?!

... And if you could have favorite students, this next one would be mine. This darling girl is my absolute favorite. She is adorable, smart, funny, and appropriate ALWAYS ... something teachers love love love.

I call her my little chipmunk.... as if you couldn't tell from the face we are making.

Anyways, moral of the story: yes, writing on the overhead is fun but believe it or not, there are other reasons why being a teacher is so rewarding! Actually, I can think of 22 reasons.... and they are all just as enjoyable as these ones!!