One of my assignments this week in my grad. class is to pick just one word to describe yourself and why you picked it.

It was more difficult that I anticipated. There are the laundry list of words I have developed to use during interviews, no joke, have been asked to describe myself in three words or less on almost every interview I've been on - organized, structured, caring. But I was a little late to the pick a word party in my class and those words were already chosen by other classmates.

Did I mention this exercise served as our introduction to the class - hope I didn't come off like a weirdo, but I love being able to include movie quotes wherever I can, even if it is in an academic environment. Below is what I submitted:

"Did anyone else have trouble coming up with just one word? Of course, I asked about everyone and their mom about what word they would choose to describe me and after going back and forth between a few words, I chose industrious.

It means diligent, hard-working, studious, habitually active, skillful ("I don't have money but what I do have are a particular set of skills." I also wish industrious meant can work movie quotes into about any conversation)

I truly honestly like learning, whether it's taking professional development to incorporate new strategies in my classroom or learning how to build my own furniture, once I decide to do something, I research all options, talk about it non-stop, and see a project through 'til its' completion. Results are not always perfect but I keep working until it meets my goals.

I think this is why teaching suits me very well, there are constantly projects to work on - reviewing difficult concepts with a student, designing meaningful lesson plans, learning about new technology...in my mind teaching is dynamic and keeps me on my toes constantly."

So what one word would you pick to describe yourself?