I ended my official last day of student teaching today with a shell. If any of you have read the childrens book called A House for Hermit Crab you know that the hermit crab grows out of his shell and has to find a new bigger shell to fit into. I read this book to each of my classes and ended by explaining that I have grown out of my shell at Northwest. I let them know that they have been the beautiful additions to my plain shell I entered Northwest with and that I would be leaving my shell with them. I then let each student pick a shell that I got for each one. It has been an emotional day; bittersweet and lovely. I am going to miss all of my amazing students for sure!
Our principal and assistant principal took me and the other student teacher to lunch today which was so nice of them to do for us and a little nerve racking. I now just need to get all my ducks in a row and FIND A JOB! This is a little scary since the economy is being so mean but I do know that I am meant to teach so I am going to be resilient and keep going until I find the perfect spot for me in a school.
3 comments:
You are so creative! Your students are so lucky to have you. Don't worry about a job. Kids need teachers like you.
What a neat idea! I love it. Congrats on finishing this chapter in your life and good luck on the next. You will find a great job and your students are going to LOVE you!
Sad but happy all at the same time. What grades do you teach? I think Eaglecrest Elementary in Lehi will be hiring for many positions this upcoming year. We have lot's of teachers retiring, having babies or getting married and moving. Good Luck!!
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