Last day at San Pedro High School

Today was my last day teaching at San Pedro High School and I am so sad to be leaving! I feel like I have built a relationship with these students and finally feel the complete role of being their teacher. I am sad to be leaving and wish I could stay longer to work more with these students. It is hard to build a relationship with your students and then have to leave them. I was very sad when I had to leave my students at Topsail High School and I am just as sad now, even after 5 weeks with these students. I can’t explain how much I have gained from this experience. The teachers and students here at SPHS taught me more than I ever expected. Miss Iris, the teacher I was partnered with, is such an amazing teacher. She has complete control over her classes and all her students give her full respect. This passed on to me when I took over the classes. I’ve learned to be alright with things not going as planned. I’ve learned to be able to come up with lessons and activities on my feet at the last minute. I’ve learned to control my classes. I've learned to have the teacher voice and be able to raise the volume of my voice to get student's attention. I’ve learned to be open to new situations. I can’t express everything I have learned. One needs to be here in my situation to fully understand and appreciate everything I have experienced and learned these past 5 weeks. I could not have asked for a better completion of my Student Teaching. San Pedro has opened my eyes to what is out there in the world and the similarities and differences of education. I feel like I have learned so much but yet have so much more that I want to learn. Teaching is an ongoing process and you can better yourself every day and add new knowledge into your teaching toolbox all the time. I want to continue adding to my teaching toolbox and improving as a teacher every day. This experience was transformative for me and I couldn’t have asked for a better 5 weeks here at San Pedro High School.