How do I start thinking like a teacher?

      My junior year of high school, I had an internship with my history teacher from the previous year. For the first time, I had to think not like a student, but like a teacher. I was no longer looking at lessons as a student, asking myself if I understood the lesson, but instead, looked at lessons and asked myself if others would understand the lesson. I would grade tests and quizzes and instead of wondering why I got a question wrong, I would ask how could I have made the question clearer, or if I really covered the material well. Then, on Friday, I began my experience as a mentor in the Art Class at Mount Blue. I have wanted to be a teacher as long as I can remember. No other job ever appealed to me as much as teaching. I was nervous to begin mentoring, but the second I met Ms. Guerrette I knew everything was going to be great. While in the class, I learned how to really stop thinking like a student and more like a teacher. When someone was having trouble, I would ask myself "How can I make this make the most sense to them?" and "How can I explain this in a way they can relate to?". I honestly, for the first time, felt as though I was thinking like a teacher. I love mentoring, and I feel as though it is truly helping me to see what it is like to be a teacher.