Last day of school
What a joyful, sad, difficult, fun day... so hard.... so many people to say goodbye to... so many kids saying "I love you Mrs Pilgrim" and giving me hugs.( I LOVE Kindergarteners and preschoolers!!) Said goodbye to several colleagues...
I love the kids so much. I am so lucky to be able to take care of them and to work at my school.
At the end of the day I had to say goodbye to my boss...he's going to be principal at another school next year... that was hard. Very hard. I promised him I'd take good care of the kids and the school and our program, and he keeps saying "Oh I KNOW you will."
goodbyes are so hard. this happens every year. i love these kids so much and I spend more time with them than their parents sometimes and I do everything with them, we do everything from learning to sit in a chair properly to potty training to writing their names.... and we all have such a close relationship... and then I have to put them on the bus and say goodbye.
I have a sign in my classroom that says something like "The goal of teaching children is to enable the children to get along without the teacher". And I know that's true. If I've done my job well, then they won't need me anymore. And its such a good feeling when I send them on their way. They have so much to be proud of themselves for, these little magical beings who transform themselves in the space of 9 months.
God i love them so much. I dont deserve this job, this honor, of being their teacher. I love them so much. I'm so lucky that God lets me take care of them, lets me be their teacher, they are all such little miracles, every one of them.
I love my job so much. I love my students so much. But oh man... my heart is aching something fierce tonight. I'm so....
alone.
Posted by pilgrim | Filed under:
Hey Sweet 'Mrs. Pilgrim',
Congrats on getting through the tough last day with the kids and goodbyes...there's a reason they say 'goodbyes are never easy'.
You do deserve to be their teacher and they are lucky to have such a dedicated and loving teacher as you in their lives.
I'm sure you have taught them well. You can use the summer to relax and focus on YOU, and in the fall, the classroom will be full again.
You are incredible!
Love, Judy
I love children too,I hope to have one someday.Do you plan on having them.