The one thing I hate most is failure. I can say that throughout my college career - I've had a lot of it.
I couldn't cut it out as a Music Education major. I have the voice, but I never was taught any theory before my Freshman year. So I got tutored, I studied 24/7 and nope, didn't pass and at the same time, killed my GPA for life basically.
Now I'm an Elementary Education major..and I wonder if I'm cut of for it. What is my right to teach any child anything if I can't pass a dumb math test? I've taken the Praxis 1 Math 4 times and have I passed yet? Fuck no. The last few times I've gotten close but lol close enough isn't good enough. I WISH I WAS GOOD AT MATH LIKE I WAS ENGLISH. I kicked the VCLA's ass.
What if I'm a bad teacher since I can't pass these tests? What if these tests show that later on (when) I do pass them that I won't be as great as teacher because when I do pass it - it will probably be the lowest score possible. I've never really cried much in my life but I feel like this semester, and the semester before it - I'm just been an emotional mess. I'm crying today because I missed passing by one point, I'll cry probably every day this week because what if I'm wasting my time over this? What if I never pass? and what if, okay, I pass this test but then I don't pass the Praxis 2?
Don't get me wrong, I love my major and always wanted to be a teacher, but lately, I don't know anymore. Maybe it isn't right for me.