Questions for the future

So I am now a TA in the Foundations of Information System class which means that I will be teaching/running 2 labs and each lab will have around 20 students in it.  I've always wondered whether I would be a good teacher or not and I always thought that I wouldn't.  We shall see at the end of the year.  This position also seems to bring some kind of closer connection to the professors that I really couldn't experience when I was just a student.  All the teachers seem very pleased with me being chosen and it feels good yet at the same time they seem to treat me a little more of an equal now.  Or maybe it's just that I'm around them more often and we talk more than we used to and not just about what we are doing in class.

It's been mentioned on more than one occasion that I should consider going into education which would mean that I would have to get a PhD in some sort of business field.  Seems like things are turning out like they did with the Masters.  When I graduated with a BBA I thought that I would never go back to school and was happy with what I accomplished.  Then a year later I ended up going back to school for a masters.  Then I thought that that would be it and I would never go back for a PhD.  Well that idea may be changing now too. But that won't be for a while or at least until I have enough money to pay for it.  I really don't feel like going more into debt than I already am.  I hate debt with a passion and really try to avoid it.  I believe it was instilled in me at a young age that I should buy things unless I have all the money to pay for it at that point.  I know that isn't always possible but I would like a good portion on hand.  Anyways, it seems like the whole point of this year is that goals for the future are being tested and questioned to see if that is what I really want.  Right now there are just so many options out there that I have to figure out which ones are possible.  Seems like most of my teachers see a lot of potential in me which I didn't realize.  I have the greatest respect for my professors and I value their opinions and it seems like they are doing their best to plant the idea of teaching in my future.  I thought getting a masters would answer most life questions, not it seems to be raising more questions.  This school year is going to be interesting while I try and figure this all out.

calm before the storm

Classes officially started this week and since I don't have any until Thursday I'm playing the waiting game.  I don't have the book yet for the class as it is in the mail so I can't really start any homework yet.  Also, the labs I'm teaching don't start till next week so this week is basically just getting ready for them and learning the ropes.  I feel like there is a ton of stuff to do but yet at the same time I can't really do anything.  I'm so excited to actually get started.  I'm sure this feeling will change when classes start but for some reason this is the only semester that I was ever anxious to start.  Maybe it's because I now have the power to give grades.  I went to the first lecture for the class I'm doing the lab for to see what the students are like and so far I can tell it's going to be interesting. There are more older people than usual and I'm pretty sure I'm teaching the lab for a lady that says she is scared of computers.  We shall see how the semester goes but maybe this will change my mind on the whole teaching thing.