April 4th, 2020
Today would of been my last day of my field placement, but under the unfortunate circumstances of the virus I did not get to complete my field placement. I am deeply saddened by this because I really enjoyed going each Wednesday morning to the school. As a result of this my field placement Wednesday soon became my favourite day of the week. I think I enjoyed my field placement so much because of the people who were part of it. My partner and myself had created a relationship with our host teacher. Our teacher was always welcoming and also made me feel like we were wanted and needed in the classroom. She made me feel like if I had any questions that I could come up to her and ask her without any judgement. Along with this My partner and I created a great bond with the students. They loved to ask us questions and were always interested in what we were doing in our schooling. The students were always excited to see us and we were always excited to see them. In the short period of time that I was there I learned a lot about the students. What they liked and disliked, and what their home life was like, and what their hopes and dreams were. Which walking into the classroom on the first day I would of never imagined how much that grade one classroom would have an impact on me. I wished that I would have gotten a chance to say goodbye to all of them. I think I will always remember my experience at that school, and if I ever got the chance I would love to go back to the school whether it was another internship or once I have actually become a teacher.
Before my field placement I was still unsure about if I actually wanted to become a teacher. From past experiences in my life I knew that I loved working with kids, but I did not know if teaching was made for me. However, after now looking back on how much fun I had in the classroom I know now that I definitely do want to become a teacher. The mornings I was there always went so fast, and I was always sad when I looked at the clock and saw that it was almost time to go home. The only thing that I wished that I would of done is taken pictures because now looking back on it I wished that I had those visual memories to hold on to. I wished that I was done my degree and that I could already become a teacher. I do have other dreams in my life that I want to complete but I think teaching is always something that I will do.