10th Week

It's hard to believe I am about to start my 10th week of Student Teaching. After this week, I only have about five weeks left before I travel back to the mitten to graduate with a Bachelor's of Science in Education. 

Man, has it been a long five years, but in a way, I am not quite sure I am ready for these years to end. In a texting conversation the other day with my friend Vince, we discussed how we wish to stay in college forever, but have it be free. The lifestyle is so carefree, fun, and feels like home. 'Growing up' and 'entering the real world' can be scary terms, but we all have to do it sometime, right?

Five weeks; that means I have five weeks to get my portfolio finished. I mostly have all 14 artifacts, I just need to upload them and write a lengthy rationale for each....

I'm not sure I'm ready to say goodbye to my Parenting class. I had a rough start with these students, but now we really enjoy each other and we have fun in class. They're pretty brutally honest with me, but I have taken their 'hurtful comments' and turned them into constructive feedback :)
At the end of the day, they are great individuals, no matter how different they may be. I hope that when these five weeks are done and I hand the class back over to Mrs. McDonald, my students will have enjoyed themselves and have learned many things about Parenting and Child Development. 

I really thank them for being my "experiments" since I am new to this whole teaching gig :)