Completion of Block I

I do not know how I got through my first block but I did. Thank goodness! It was most certainly challenging and extremely exhausting. I am glad that I had the time to reflect and refresh my mind until the next block. I think that, if I had not had a short time to reflect upon my experiences, my second block could have been sabotaged with pessimisms. Above all the challenges, the main reason one teaches is for the students. This thought, alone, kept me going the majority of the time. Amazingly, the feeling of reward and the impact that I had on the children, to shape their lives, paid off ten fold.

On my last day, one of my students wrote me a card with a bow on it. The card wished me, “Good Luck Ms. D.”. I will never forget this student, a little angel sent from Heaven. How intuitive she was! Her message was clear that I should keep going and persevere. She must have known how much I needed this. Potentially, if not for this card, the awareness of my efforts could have slipped through the cracks and I would not have known that my actions and sleepless nights made a difference. I keep her card by my work table, as an inspiration. I look at it every time that I am struggling with an assignment or planning session.

I love children and teaching. Although classroom management was a challenge and I felt numerous times like a failure and not respected, at the end of the day, one realizes that children are so innocent and unique. I cannot help but want to protect and nurture them always.