A verbal group hug!

To continue on with the theme that Julia started, I would like to say that this has, indeed, been a pretty amazing 6 weeks. I feel like I have been doing this teacher school thing forever, but at the same time it feels like no time at all. I too am amazed at how much info has been in most cases lovingly but perhaps in one case angrily shoved into our brains. I am touched by how many of my classmates toss around names like Dewey or Montessori as if we are all pals that go way back, and I am especially joyful that we can now all claim “scaffolding” as our own and use the term with authority. I am still terrified, however, of actually having my own classroom of 20 to 30 charming little people to look after and educate all on my own (or at least it feels that way). Being touched by all this knowledge has made me see how little I actually know and how badly I could potentially screw a whole bunch of kids up, but that’s how we are supposed to feel, right?
I too would like to thank Zalika for this wonderful experience and for being patient, understanding, knowledgeable, inspiring, real, realistic, caring, and not altogether scary. In addition to all the book smart stuff, I feel like we got to know each other as a cohort on a much more intimate level through the icebreakers, workshops, blogs, and personal exercises such as “I am from” and I feel like we would not be where we are now as a community if it weren’t for these wonderful activities.

So thank you and good night and good luck.