A Good Teacher

I wish I could give credit due, but all I know is I got this essay from my Literacy class, and it is written by an 8th grader.
But I love it.

To be a good teacher: one must love kids, love education, be caring, dedicated, cheerful, etc. Yeah, we've all heard it before. We've been writing this essay since 2nd grade. It's what we're expected to tell you in our big, colorful words for our big colorful grade. Sure, I agree. It does take all that. But maybe it takes a wee bit more hmm?

Maybe a good teacher needs passion. Not necessarily for teaching, but for life. Perhaps they need to be rebellious and independent, as opposed to standard issue model A.

I think a good teacher should teach what's in their hearts. They should be outrageous and have fun with their subjects. They should be there to give advice but they should not force it upon those who don't want it. 

A good leader should understand that being free spirited doesn't mean you're stupid and that being shy doesn't mean you have no opinions. I think a good teacher could could let loose and be casual. Let us have our freedoms without losing control. 

They must realize that I am not 4, nor I am 40. A good teacher should never fear a good idea. They should never fear a new idea. They shouldn't be afraid to make mistakes. they should respect me and my privacy, understanding that this will bring respect to them.

A good teacher must realize that we are individuals. They should involve us in discussions and teach us about reality and things that are relevant to us. They should understand that we don't need to be sheltered as much anymore. Now we need to be taught. 

A good teacher listens.
A good teacher learns.

Things that make Molly happy :]
- I get to see Catching Fire tomorrow!
- Snapchat
-Kiwi Loco with long time friends
-my curly hair
-free pizza
-good books
- getting handwritten letters in the mail
- got my visa application sent off in the mail, and filled out my deferral! china for the win!

Civil Defense Caves

Bonfire

Feeling my way through the darkness, guided by a beating heart. I can't tell where the journey will end -but I know where to start

Currently listening to: "Wake me Up" by Avicii
So you know how everyone does there "I'm thankful for...." for every day in November? I'm just going to do it all at once. I don't take life to seriously, so some of them may seem silly. That's just me and my personality :)

David Nail Concert in Boise

THE ABC'S of WHAT MAKES MOLLY HAPPY :]
Apples, Adventures
Books, Brothers

Costa Vida, country music, concerts  
Doctors! They're sorta my best friends:) Dancing
Education
Family, fruit snacks, friends

Yeah in this scenario I'm Ryan Gosling

Grandmas!
Hair! (I've had 2 haircuts since the whole bald thing!) Hummus, Henna
Icecream
Jobs
Kindle
Letters in the mail, longboarding (still learning but I freaking love it)
Mountain Dew: Code Red, Making New Friends




Notes ,
Opportunities
Pop (NOT soda), Pranks, Parents
Reading, Road trips
Steak,  Star Wars, Sisters
Traveling, Trees, Teaching, Tan lines (because that means I spent some time in the sun!)
Under the stars
Video games
Washington (love my home state!)

Yoga


I am so grateful for all the opportunities that I have had over this last year. This was the year I started going to real concerts, going on more road trips, and visiting more places: Minnesota, Oregon, Boise. And in the upcoming months I will be traveling to Seattle, Texas and China.  I want to have no regrets in life, especially the college part of my life.


Something else that makes me really happy is not putting too much thought into my adventures. They can be random, and sometimes spontaneous.  It makes life fun, because you are too caught up in the moment to worry about the future.

I am so grateful for my summer job that I have every year to go back to. It helps finance my adventures for the rest of the year.

This semester has included some of the best teachers I have ever had in attending BYU-Idaho. I actually enjoy going to class because of their preparation and the way they present the materials and help me to become a better teacher.

This may seem obvious, but I still feel the need to say it. I am creeping up on my 1 year anniversary from my big nasty surgery. It's a little weird looking at my scars and remembering what my life was like this time last year. That's not really what I want to talk about... The point is: my health makes me happy. I am now a healthy 21 year old woman. With hair.


Teaching is my passion, and I am so thankful for the fact that I have found my passion in life. I love helping other people figure out their own purpose. I love helping the underdog, or giving people chances that other people normally brush off. It gives me reason to even get myself out of bed in the morning. Even when I feel like this:




I cannot fully describe the love affair I have with long boarding right now. When I look outside and it is a sunny afternoon, the first thing that comes to mind is that I want to go long boarding. Its so peaceful, just you and the board going somewhere, anywhere. It's so satisfying, becoming better every time I go out.

Do these pictures have anything to do with anything? Not a bit. But I was looking through some pictures taken this time last year and miss my long hair- And I had lots of fun just messing around with Photoshop :)

                                 

Whatever She's Got

Currently listening to: David Nail
This last weekend some of the roommates and I went to a  David Nail concert in Boise. I was excited to go because: 1. I love concerts 2. I have never been to Boise 3. I am always down for an adventure with the roomies

 Starting out the road trip, about to listen to everything from Randy Houser to Fall Out Boy, the drive was about 5 hrs.

 After stopping at Kylie's dad's place to drop off our stuff and get ready for the concert. All ready to "get our country on". We were so excited for Kylie, it was her first concert ever!

 Downtown Boise

 I hang out with babies.... 

 During "Whatever She's Got" our favorite song on Pandora!

 David Nail himself 

 We passed the Boise temple on our way home from the concert. 

I was so excited. It is a widely made joke that I am just a child at heart, as was demonstrated when I was so happy to jump and play in some leaves.

*Funny note. Kylie brought a bunch of these leaves home with us, planning on doing a "craft". The leaves ended up molding, something she was not particularly happy about.

Kylie's dad is a cop, and they have one of those drug dogs. I was terrified of him the whole weekend, so thankfully they kept him outside. They told me not to look the dog in the eye, so of course I was paranoid every time I even looked in his direction. 

All in all it was a great weekend! I also want to come back to Boise. We had fun shopping, the weather was great (I mean I was in shorts the whole time!) and ate some delicious food. I am very content with life right now :)