Transformation: A Beginning" and "Transformation: Creating Context

Transformation starts with oneself. In order to transform to anything, whether it is emotions for acceptance, it has to start with oneself. For me just being a mother, wife, and returning college student is a huge transformation. First, being a mother I was not prepared emotionally on all the hard work it took just to give birth, but I sure transform to accept the pain, then the hard work came with raising them. I never knew how much I became my parents when I had my children. I tried to instill all the moral values that they taught me to my children. Not realizing that I was transforming in to them using their techniques to raise them. Next being a wife, is transforming for me. Just imagine you came into this world alone and to think that destiny for some of us is to have a relationship and share love, trust values, pain and happiness with that someone. Talk about a roller coaster of emotions. If that alone is not transforming, think about the many emotions to adjust to in order to deal with one person. Going back to school was somewhat a forced decision when my family status changes. Having three children and being married made me realize how much time corporate America was taking way from the importance of spending time with my family. You see, I had to transform to corporate America’s schedule, but I didn’t have to accept it. As a mother, my decision to pursue a teaching degree was very easy. I love spending time with my family, and who doesn’t. Some careers or jobs sometimes force us to make decisions, which cause us to transform and adjust. If I have to deal with my family on conforming to their behavior, which took a process to accept, transformation in the classroom should be no different, sure I can’t discipline students as I do my own children, but transforming to their behavior should be no different when it comes to acceptance on their differences, for example, their language, race, physical and mental ability, culture, and religion. It will take a process just like it did for me when I decided to be a wife, mother and returning college student. I had to compromise and be transformative in how to deal with my family’s emotions and consciousness to accept my choice to become a teacher. This change is not so radical , but altered for the best.