These last two weeks have been a blur. \u00a0It was an emotional roller coaster where I knew I was going to pass my practicum, but I still had to work hard to make sure that I maintain the best reputation that I could. \u00a0These two weeks made me feel the most connected to my students and it was a bittersweet moment when we had to part ways. \u00a0I so moved that students who I thought were unreceptive to my teaching actually came up to me and started telling me how much they think I’m a good teacher, also other students who I knew enjoyed my lessons would come up to me and ask if there was any way I could stay and teach longer. \u00a0These comments made me feel like I had actually accomplished something in the time that I was with them. \u00a0I was even more moved when one girl who usually didn’t care in class came up to me and handed in all the homework that she had missed.<\/p>\n
Another thing that made me burst with pride was when two students with IEPs got class average marks on the last unit test that I gave them. \u00a0This was probably the biggest accomplishment that I had this whole practicum. \u00a0One of the two students finished his test and said to me, “I’m surprised at how many questions I felt like I knew the answers to.” \u00a0This particular student got below 50% on all his previous unit tests with me, and then he suddenly had some sort of epiphany and the content stuck. \u00a0These two students with IEPs had also started gaining confidence to join in discussions and to answer questions out loud in class by the 5th or 6th week that I was with them. \u00a0I became so proud of them that every time I marked their work, I cheered every mark they got correct and \u00a0begged them in my head to get a decent mark.<\/p>\n
This practicum has helped me grow in many dimensions. \u00a0I was able to connect with students on a personal level while still maintaining the structure, command and order that a classroom should have. \u00a0I found a balance between what I wanted to try, with what my SAs and FA wanted me to do, and what students wanted to do in class. \u00a0I cannot express my gratitude for all the mentorship that I got from different staff, not just my SAs, and also my appreciation for the students who accepted me as their teacher and learned from me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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