I can not believe that field experience is already over. It has been a blast learning with the kids and what its like to be in a kindergarten class. They are all full of so much energy and every day ended up leaving with a smile. There has been so much to learn from challenges to new things. I've enjoyed every minute of it and I'm sad that it is over. I've learned about ELL students and many different cultural backgrounds. My views of teaching kindergarten are so much different now then from before. I never thought I wanted to teach kindergarten one day but I wouldn't think twice about it now. Today Elizabeth and I were given thank you cards where all the kindergarteners signed their cute little names in it and gave a hug one at a time as they left for lunch. I'm excited to have my own class one day. It was definitely hard to say goodbye but I will be going back as soon as I can. I can't wait to see how much they have progressed when/if I get the chance to go back. I really saw a difference from the first week to this last week on their progress and it is incredible what five weeks can do.
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ReplyDeleteI still can't believe today was the last day either. I totally agree with you that the children have grown so much over these past five weeks. It was bittersweet to say goodbye today because you really start to connect with the children. I think this experience also showed me how hard a teacher's job is when there aren't helpers in the classroom. The children need that one on one attention and when there is only one teacher that is hard to give them what they need.
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