Half a teacher

As of yesterday, I am half way through my PGCE and half a teacher. I passed the first big milestone on my course, handing in my School Subject Assignment at least 4 hours before the deadline. It feels good. And I am quietly proud of the final product. My topic (talk in the English classroom) was challenging to plan for and assess but the class and I had a lot of fun throughout the five lessons.

I also finished my first school placement last Friday. I was genuinely sad to leave my classes, my year 8 class (who have featured on this blog before) in particular. One of my year 8 students made me a card which she gave to me in our last lesson. All the objects on it represent something that we did as a class over the four months that I taught them. I was extremely touched at the thought and effort she had put into it. Every time I look at it, I get a warm fuzzy feeling. It's very rewarding being half a teacher.