Transformative Moment

After one particularly stressful and overwhelming day I went home and found a pomegranate in the fridge. I was struggling to open the pomegranate and trying to be gentle as I slowly pulled the fruit apart. As I was working on the pomegranate and removing the seeds one by one I was reflecting on a lesson that had not gone well during the day. I started to see the pomegranate as a representation of my journey through the Teacher Education Program. It was a struggle at times, and sometimes it felt like a slow and painful process as former beliefs were torn apart and as I was challenged to learn and grow. It is a process where it takes time and the change is gradual not rushed. After time has passed results begin to flow. Good and engaging lessons are produced from the student teacher just as good seeds are carefully removed from the pomegranate. It is inevitable that there will also be some bad seeds, some that are bruised and spilt open, bleeding. These are the bad lessons. The ones that are planned well but the students are disengaged and not grasping the content. It happens, just pull it out and keep searching, the next ones are good, the next ones will satisfy. After it is all done you might recall those few bad ones, but in the end all of the good ones will make the difference. In the end you will feel satisfaction and all the work for each individual seed will be worth it.