These past weeks I have been challenged in and out of the classroom. With the death of my aunt, helping my mother to move furniture around to prepare for new carpet, homework and student teaching; my life has been shaken up. This past month I have learned as a middle school teacher not only do I need to have a thick skin and not to take things personal. However, sometimes it is easy forget because we are still human. My master teacher has been teaching me of how to create classroom management and to stay consistent with it. In Psalm 20:4 says “May he give you the desire of your heart and make all your plans succeed”. God has put it in my heart to become a teacher and has placed me on a track in my life, which has lead me to where I am today. I have had obstacles in my life, where I feel it has made me strong and given me the heart to be a teacher. However, I have been hearing stories from teachers of where the classroom is a place where students misbehave and can take over. Nonetheless, my master teacher has been teaching me of how to keep pace and how to have students stay consistent in their work and behavior. I have been able to do this by staying consistent keeping and myself up with my classroom management. I feel that God had a plan for me to be placed in this classroom and with this teacher so I can learn proper classroom management and how to use different teaching strategies. In Psalms 20:5 it states, “May we shout for joy over your victory and lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the Lord grant all your requests”. In this portion of the Psalm I realized that not only am I a teacher I am a son, a boyfriend, friend, football fan, hokey fan, there are many different aspects to my life, which makes me who I am. Therefore, the stress, which effect my life in and out of the classroom is just life and how I have been learning how to manage a classroom, I need to learn how to manage my new life as an adult, a professional and a family man. I know my faith as where it is today, I need to relay on God to get me through the times where I feel weak or not in control. I need to give to the Lord so that he can direct me when I feel lost. I am grateful for where I am and being a part of the APU program, because I feel I have received the best training anyone can ask for.