Week 17

   My final week of student teaching was a great week, though it was a sad week of course as well. I started off the week observing in second grade, which was great. I was able to observe the male teacher I observed last week who I really enjoyed watching teach as his style was much different from many of the female teachers who I had seen teach in the previous weeks. During this week I was also able to observe some of the Special Education teachers at my school as well which was a great experience. I have never been able to observe Special Education teachers in a general education setting before so the opportunity to do was great and allowed me to see what another type of really great job looks like in a normal setting.

   Throughout the rest of the week I was able to observe in some other classes such as fourth and fifth grade while also still spending some time in my own room in the afternoons, so that the students would not completely forget about me :). Friday we were able to have a bit of a party for my going away, which was really great. I was given a scrapbook, pictures, school supplies, and some other great things with my students. I was able to take pictures with each of my students which I really enjoyed and it was great to see all of them one more time. I also was able to give them each gifts, including notes that I wrote all of them which they greatly enjoyed seeing. Friday my school also needed to use me as a sub for their P.E. classes during the day so my last day of student teaching was actually filled with P.E. classes and a Skype interview for a district about thirty minutes away. So my last day of student teaching was one of my most crazy days at school, but still a great day.

    This placement was so great, I enjoyed so much each of the days and all of the students as well as the many teachers I worked with. I cannot believe that student teaching and my time at Trinity is completed, but I look forward to the future and to finally becoming a full teacher, instead of just having student or aide status!