Taking Flight

When I think about "taking flight" many images and memories come to my mind. The first thing I think about is a bird. This brings me back to when I was young, and would carefully fill the bird feeders every week. I remember looking out the window, watching for new birds and writing down every new species I saw.

This also reminds me of one of my favorite books in middle school My Side of the Mountain. I loved almost everything about that book, but one of the most memorable parts of the book was his description of his Peregrine falcon. He would let this falcon fly, and it would soar higher and higher into the sky until he just appeared as a speck. I think these images appeal to me so much because of the freedom and exhilaration that flying seems to be.

I am at a stage in my life where I am in some form of taking flight. I am in my second year of college, and as I am in an accelerated program, I will graduate next year with a degree as a teacher. After that, I hope to get my own apartment and start my first job as a teacher. For the first time in my life, I won't live in my parent's home, and I will have to provide for myself. I also think of the image of taking flight as I will assist my students in "taking flight" in their own learning. I think we all take flight in our own ways at different stages, so this blog is a way for me to process what I learn while I am in the process of taking flight as an adult, and while I learn about how my students take flight in their own way.