it's been seven weeks?

i can't believe how fast my student teaching has gone. i only have wednesday left and then i'm finished with my middle school experience. holy cow! i have enjoyed it so much and definitly feel like i could teach this age group and love it. some things were a little tough like knowing i wasn't completly in charge and starting with the children from the first day of school like i will in my own room someday. but the experience was rewarding. my cooperating teacher was fantastic to leave me alone frequently and even though she made me cry that first night - she turned out to be very fun and helpful. poetry has come to a close. the students read their poems in front of the class friday while i sat in the back grinning from ear to ear like a proud parent. i talked to them afterwords to see if their opinions had changed about poetry. it ment so much to hear the student who hated poetry say, "well i guess it's ok now - i know how to write it." and then i heard, "well i thought poetry was so hard, but now i know you can write about the little things and it's not that hard" my goal was that they'd find poetry fun and not intimidating, and i feel like i accomplished that goal. i'm so proud of them! if only i could have spent more time on poetry and shown them so much more. that will just have to wait until i have my own room.