In 7 hours I will walk into a classroom to start my last week. It has be a whirlwind 3 month experience. I was there from day one with these kiddos. To them I am another teacher. I love them all dearly even though they torture me some days. I am going to miss each and everyone of them. I had a wonderful experience during this placement and could not have asked for a better group of people to guide me. I truly believe that the First Grade teachers at Rock Quarry are the most amazing, devoted group of instructors I have ever met. They always put the children first. I laughed as I walked out of the door on Friday afternoon. It was 5:30 and I was the FIRST First Grade teacher to leave. All of the other hallways were darkened and the parking lot empty but we were still working away. Most people would say slaving away, but when you love your job and are passionate about your purpose the extra work is just self improvement. I have learned so many things in these 12 short weeks, I could not even begin to list them all. Above all what I have learned is that teaching absolutely comes from the heart not from the brain. You could read every book in the world, attend every seminar, go to every workshop, but if you cannot walk into a classroom and genuinely love the students and watching them learn then you should just walk back out and go somewhere else.
Having two wonderful teachers has been the best experience. Ms. Nevin and Mrs. Jenne have only the children's best interest in mind.
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