Today marks the very last Friday that I’ll have to
attend school as an intern! I have already given full reign back to my mentor
teacher; that’s pretty much all this week was about. She is once again the
full-time teacher and I am simply an aid. I help out around the room with
passing out papers, grading, getting things set up, and answering a few small
questions, but she is the one who has the full teaching load.
It’s weird, but my students still give me the same
level of respect that they did when I was teaching them. It seems that they
still see me as their teacher even though they know that I’m not now. In the
beginning of the year, my students didn’t really feel comfortable around me.
They wouldn’t talk to me about things other than English and they wouldn’t
really interact with me. However, now having taught since the beginning of
school, they interact with me all the time! It is amazing how much of a
transformation has occurred and I’m so glad that I got to witness it firsthand!
Speaking of student interactions, I’ve actually
received my first present from a student this week! This really sweet girl in my
second period class brought me a present on Tuesday. She walked right up to me
and put it in my hand with a smile on her face. (This is very important because
this little girl hardly ever smiles!) I looked at her with surprise on my face
and opened the bag she’d given me. Inside were a scented candle and a bottle of
lotion both from Bath and Body Works. I told her how much I loved the scent
that she’d given me and that it was actually my favorite and she just continued
to smile! I hugged her and told her that I really appreciated it! Not only was
this a great experience for me, but I think for her as well. She really opened
up to me this semester as I tried to push her out of her shell. It has really
shown me that even just helping one student makes it all worth it!
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