To my psychology and education friends:
Thank you for having the same psych classes with me.
While we don't have a lot of wiggle room with the education classes, I'm so glad we picked the same Psych classes for the semester. No one will ever understand (except for us) how stressful our days are when we go from a psych class to two education classes twice a week and it seems like the day will never end. No one will ever understand how before we even say "Hello" to each other in the morning, we ask how far along we are on an assignment that's due that night at 11:59 p.m.
Thank you for staying in education.
While this semester was extremely overwhelming between New York State Teaching Certification Exams, worrying about edTPA, and figuring out how to manage 40 hours of practicum with one three-hour (some of you have two three-hours...damn) and two one-hour-and-15-minute education classes (believe me, it doesn't seem like much...but it is), AND psych classes, (and finishing the Core Curriculum); I'm really happy to have struggled on this journey with you. Thank you for not judging me when I say I still haven't started tonight's assignment and reassuring me that even though it took you six hours to do it, you still believe in me.
Thank you for worrying about student teaching with me.
Yes, we have written a lot of lesson plans. Yes, we have had amazing professors get us ready for this next step. Yes, we have observed for 100 hours. But that does not mean that we aren't nervous. Do I wish we could student-teach for more than one semester like my friends' school? Yes. Do I wish education was a major so it could have been my only focus? YES! But do I think I'm as prepared as I could be? Yes.
We all know that this semester will decide our nearing futures; and, as it all draws to an end, thank you for not letting me worry alone. Between not knowing if our C.T. is going to switch grades or buildings, worrying about if we'll record for edTPA correctly, or if we passed the NYSCTE we took, shit, at least we're in this predicament together. So thank you for being on the journey with me, I love you all and I can't wait to become a teacher with you all.