Today was my last day of Book club, and my last Thursday at West. It was a normal day, with the students working on their Hero essays and myself wandering around the classroom assisting them. I did a lot of one on one work with both 7th and 8th hours. Some students as usual were almost done with their outlines, while others were still struggling to decide who their heroes are. I remember specifically a boy named Colton who's hero is his Dog. I slightly chuckled when he said who is hero is, but I held back my laughter and attempted to assist him with his paper. I gave him some awesome ideas and he took off with his outline. His paper will be wonderful because he is truly passionate about his topic.
Another student was struggling to find her hero and it saddened me that she saw herself with no hero in her life. I struggled to help her choose a hero and we ultimately decided on her mother. She was still struggling with her outline at the end of the day, but at least we found her a hero and she felt comfortable with it. I personally could write a million papers about my heroes, but for her it was a painful process. Her family was split apart, and she seemed to have no positive role models to look up to. I tried to find the positives in her life and she tried to also look at the positives. I think this was a good practice for her. I was happy with my experience today as I felt like a teacher because I was able to help the students toward a finished product.
On a different note:
As I stated earlier in this blog two of my students from West passed away this past week. This was a difficult experience because I am a new teacher and I dont like to think that this could possibly happen to any of my future students. Mrs. Roed and Mr. Meier invited me to attend the viewings for both Riley and Chris and I gladly accepted the invitation. I didn't know if it was appropriate for me to attend the viewings, but i'm glad I decided to go. The details of the visitation I will leave out, but I will say I am glad I attended and I felt it helped both Mrs. Roed and Mr. Meier that I was there. I was a strong person to lean on, and I appreciate them inviting me.
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