{"id":638,"date":"2019-04-30T15:39:45","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T19:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?p=638"},"modified":"2023-07-18T21:09:09","modified_gmt":"2023-07-19T01:09:09","slug":"a-new-professor-and-her-first-day-jitters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2019\/a-new-professor-and-her-first-day-jitters\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Professor and Her First Day Jitters"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I still get first-day jitters. I\u2019m always excited to meet a new group of students and I love the revitalizing fresh start that a new semester brings. I prepare, organize, and double-check my syllabus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Still, every first day back, as I drive to campus extra early to make sure nothing keeps me from arriving late, this sneaky little voice of self-doubt always finds a way to whisper in my ear: \u201cYou\u2019re not ready for this.\u201d <\/p>

As a new professor (just two years in) I still struggle with feeling adequate. I wonder if I\u2019m qualified enough. I want my students to feel comfortable, but at the same time I don\u2019t want to become too informal. <\/p>

I want to remain professional while also being approachable. <\/p>

And above all, as I attempt to attain this remarkable balance, I think to myself:<\/p>

\u201cHow will they know I love Jesus? How will I stand out?\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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Here\u2019s what I learned this past semester:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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  • I love praying for my students. Over the past semester, I put forth a more consistent effort of praying for my students. Sometimes it would be in the car before I walked in. Often it was during the silence as they all hunkered over an exam. I would scan the room and pause on each face, asking God, \u201cLord, let them know You love them. Let them know You are real. And please make a way for me to speak Your truth to them.\u201d<\/li>
  • I love being a willing participant in God\u2019s plan. I love saying, \u201cLord, use me however you see fit today.\u201d When I ask that, I relax. Then I watch what happens.<\/li>
  • I love finding ways to share my story and God\u2019s story with my students.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    One Recent Opportunity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    This past semester, God provided several opportunities for me to share my faith in a small way with my students.  One student, for example, told me he was dealing with a lot of change in his life. He asked me: Will you send me \u201cgood thoughts\u201d. <\/p>

    It was so strange.<\/p>

    It was like God literally put the words in my mouth, before I even thought through it. \u201cWell, my thoughts won\u2019t do much for you, but I do believe in prayer. And I will be praying.\u201d <\/p>

    A spark of recognition and gratitude registered on his face, and I left campus that day confident that God would work in his life. <\/p>

    I was reminded of Proverbs 3 where we are instructed to, \u201cTrust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not rely on your own understanding; think about Him in all your ways, and He will guide you on the right paths\u201d (v. 5-6, HCSB). <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Handling the Jitters<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    Now each semester, as I face those fears of a new class, I try to remember to not rely on my own understanding and how I might or might not appear to my students. Those thoughts often distract me from God\u2019s purpose. <\/p>

    I\u2019m learning that God uses me most in my classrooms when I acknowledge Him in all I do and trust Him with the results.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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    Ashley Wood Spurdens<\/b>
    UNC-Wilmington<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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