I'm finished!

I finished student teaching on Friday. I had a great experience and learned a lot. On Friday my cooperating teacher even threw a small farewell party for me, complete with cookies and juice. I went around and got pictures of a number of students, which I'll upload in a moment.

I have so many memories of student teaching. . .

• Teaching a student the world "apple" and learning the Somali word for apple ("tuvah")
• Receiving a book of poetry from the Bosnian translator on the second day of student teaching
• Sharing a Thanksgiving meal with students who are new to the U.S.
• Wrestling with issues of classroom management
• Joy when students "get it", or when they ask great questions
• Visiting a student when she was hospitalized
• Watching the schools deal with Muslim students who wanted to pray during the day
• Giving up the classroom for a few minutes at the end of lunch so students can pray
• Observing and getting to know other teachers
• Listening to the Somali translator's story about how he had to leave one refugee camp for a different one because his life was in danger

Never a dull moment.