And so it ends

[Sneakiecat]

Today was my last day of my internship. I've been with these students since January and I've known some of them since 2nd grade (they're in 5th grade now). I ended up observing a 2nd grade class, a kindergarten class, and a 5th grade science class (I only taught language arts and social studies). I ate lunch with my students and them took them out for a long recess before my "surprise" party (I've know for about a month they were doing it). Sadly, my directing teacher had to leave early in the day because her son, while fine, was in an accident. I told them I would come back and visit them and that I would be back for their end of the year celebrations. I had about five of my girls sobbing that I was leaving so I let the ones that could stay hang out in the classroom with me until I could leave. They got me crying a little bit. Then my principal gave me a hug, told me that I would make a wonderful first year teacher, and told me to apply for all the positions that I can. Which I'm pretty sure is a hint that he'll have openings and he's considering me. I would love to teach at this school.

I'm sad that I'm leaving my students but I'm ready to move on and be done with college. It was quite the birthday present.

 

[TheOriginalJames]

congrats

Good luck on the job huntin too.

 

[Boomer]

Congratulations!

 

[SilentSinz]

congrats there, im happy for ya

 

[UncleBacon]

congrats and good luck

 

[Peter Parka]

congrats and good luck

Ditto!

 

[NicAuf]

Congrats

 

[Haus]

well being a teacher your gonna have to deal with this every year unless a kid fails.

got to be hard. i knew leaving every year i would miss my teachers. some of them not so much.

just make a huge impact to these kids and theyll be with you forever.

 

[BaggedSplash]

congrats and what-not!!

 

[Sneakiecat]

well being a teacher your gonna have to deal with this every year unless a kid fails.

got to be hard. i knew leaving every year i would miss my teachers. some of them not so much.

just make a huge impact to these kids and theyll be with you forever.

That's a very good point. I think one of the reasons it was hard is that they're all headed off to three different middle school and won't be able to come back and visit easily (one middle school is right next door). But this is the most attached I've gotten to a class before. Most of the kids wrote short little letters in a book for me and almost all of them said that they enjoyed the stuff I thought that they hated. That really surprised me and made me feel all better about what I did and my abilities.