This was our very last day but the experience was completely worth it!

As we all know, today was our very last day with our field experience. I am so grateful that I got to do this five-week involvement for a few reasons. (1) I was able to build a rapport between students and teachers. I met plentiful of different staff throughout this experience while gaining an insight of what they do in the school. I was also able to create that sense of security with a couple of the students. It was to the point whenever something was just not right they would come to talk to me about it. (2) I learned mistakes will happen, but we will be able to get through it. I felt like I was messing up a lot in the beginning of this experience. I have been in a classroom before, so it was frustrating me since this was normal for me. However, I figured out these kids need a different type of motivation than others. Thus, they were not necessarily wrong in what they were doing, they were just not used to how I was trying to encourage them. That being said, I was able to grow with them in these situations. (3) Never give up on your dreams. I will admit classroom management was a little bit difficult for me when my CT was not around. I know I have probably said this time and time again, but it is definitely something I have figured out I need to work on. Despite the fact I am still learning how to be a more efficient leader, I have learned that is my dream job. I just love the feeling I get when a child gets the lightbulb of realization I helped them achieve. I want to continue creating this positive relationship between my future students. That way, they feel like they can follow their dreams, too!