Going into the final week of practicum, I find myself reflecting back to my first week teaching. It’s encouraging to think that I’ve grown and learned a lot as a teacher, but at the time this eye-opening experience showed me that I have room to improve. On one hand, I wish this practicum were longer so I have more chances to practice and hone various teaching skills. However, on the other hand, these past nine weeks were exhausting, especially since we entered into it straight from full-time schooling; I could use some time to rest with the turnaround into the Community Field Experience. Since I am in the dual degree program, the next steps are to apply for job postings as soon as my final reports are released this week! Having been a student for so long, the thought of graduating feels surreal, but I am more than excited to become a certified teacher. I won’t know for sure where this teaching certificate will take me, but I know for sure that teaching in a classroom (preferably home economics) is where I belong.
I am truly going to miss Burnaby South Secondary– from all the teachers who have mentored me and students I got to know, to the badminton team that I am very proud to have coached, I feel that it was the people of Burnaby South community that positively shaped my experience. I am thoroughly inspired, and I hope to take this positive attitude into whichever teaching positions I find. This ending is a bittersweet moment, but it is an experience I, as cliché it is to say, won’t forget!
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