Helllllo!
Well, unfortunately today was the last day of my education placement. I know that for most people they might be thinking how wonderful it is and how they will now have extra time to do some homework, but I am really going to miss those students of mine. Being in that classroom was such an amazing experience every time I went in there. The students were wonderful, the teacher was wonderful, and the whole experience was wonderful. I am so glad how things worked out this semester because I could not believe I was actually receiving credit for something that I loved and had fun doing it.
I am mostly sad that I am leaving because of all of the close relationships that I have made in that classroom. Those students are so much more than just students to me, they are like family to me now. The kids have just responded so well to me being in the classroom and they enjoy me being there and enjoy me teaching. Now I know that this is very idealistic and not every class that I ever have will be like this, but all the bad classes are worth it when you have the good ones. These student have taught me more than I could ever imagine and more than they actually know. I absolutely love those students and especially love my placement teacher Amy.
She is a woman who has been teaching for 15 years now and knows the job very well. She also has a lot of experience in the classroom so that she knows how the students respond and how wonderful they are. She also knows her students extremely well, so well that she can adapt any activity or change any lesson plan on the spot to meet their needs. What she is capable of as a teacher is so incredible to be able to observe and learn from. She had been such a caring and loving teacher to these students and she is the same nature with me, and is more than just a colleague and mentor, but a friend. Her and I are so alike it is scary, but in such a good way. The two of us have grown such a wonderful relationship and she has offered for me to come back and student teach! I am so thrilled because I really wanted to work with a teacher I knew well and loved, and that is her! I can not wait to return to that classroom!
Being that this was my last day for a couple of months, I wanted to do some goodbye stuff for the students and for Amy. For Amy I wrote her a nice letter and also bought her a jar that says Students' Pulled Teeth on it because when the students do not participate she always says she is pulling their teeth and in my opinion saying that is priceless because it is true. For the students I actually wrote a song and played guitar and sang it to the students today. I put a lot of effort into the song and wanted it to be perfect and all of the students loved it! That made me so excited because it was so good! A few of the students actually asked for my autograph and when I sang the song to my second block of students, the second class, a couple of the girls actually cried! I could not believe it but I was so touched that it meant that much to them! God bless them all!
I really can not believe how amazing this whole placement has been and I am so excited about what is to come next semester. I know that there is so much more to come and I will dive into it full force. Whelp, campus is pretty dead and there is not much to do, but luckily Nick is still here so someone semi-cool will be here to keep me company! (count it!)
Joshua
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