Well, Friday was the final day spent at my practicum school. Throughout the day my students made me several beautiful cards and gave me many hugs. It was during these moments that I realized the struggles we go through with students, for example, discipline problems, getting them to do their work, and more; often cause us to forget the big picture. Deep down, all of my students were sweet and caring. I received notes from students in my class that I would have never thought would care that I was leaving. and one of them actually made my eyes well up with tears in front of the class. After this, immediately everyone started giving me hugs, even the boys that were often too “cool”. It made me realize that in those moments where I felt frustrated or wanted to throw in the towel, I needed to remember look past the situation and realize the good in my students and the potential impact that I can have on their lives if I persevere.
As I walked my students out of the classroom one last time, this time in a huge blob with everyone trying to wrap their arms around me, I realized how rewarding teaching can really be and felt very special. At the end of the day, I left feeling thankful for the time I was able to spend with my wonderful grade four/five students and reflecting upon all that I had learned over the past month. I am really going to miss my students and am sad that I will not be around to see them continue to grow and progress throughout the school year.
every time we say goodbye to students it becomes emotional -but as the years go by it gets easier
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