Last Day in Practicum Placement

The moment I found out I was placed in a High School Sped room, I was extremely nervous. You are probably wondering why. Well, the fact that they are only 2 or 3 years younger than me worried me! As the semester progressed, I built relationships with the kids and was able to help them with numerous things. My teacher was great as well. She was easy to get along with and laid back so I was not stressed for my first placement. She had me start teaching in front of the classroom from their Economics book they were working on at the moment. 

I also was given the opportunity to help a student bring up his math grade. Math is definitely my all time favorite subject so I did all I could to help him. 

The final week, I assigned them a report over an animal we learned about from an Antarctica book we were currently going through the last couple days. They researched on Wednesday and then my last day was Friday and they presented in front of me. I critiqued their presenting skills as well as facts they found out. They did great. I was very pleased; I even found out some interesting things about seals, dolphins, krill, etc. My cooperating teacher brought snacks and gave me a gift to help me get through studying for finals as well. She is such a sweetheart! It was kind of funny because after they finished their presentations they all agreed it was my turn to present. They said I had to go to the front of the room too! So I went up and they asked me questions about school and I gave them the best advise I could. 

I really enjoyed my first Placement. Even though I was tentative at first, I grew to enjoy my classroom as well as the students. All in all, it boosted my desire to become a teacher. When they asked me why I wanted to be a teacher, I answered with I had always wanted to! It is all I can see myself doing. I grew up loving school, played school with my friends, and here I am attending school to live in the school atmosphere the rest of my life. They laughed at that but I was just being honest! So that is that. I cannot wait to see where I am placed next semester, but will I miss this classroom? Absolutely!