If I had only known...
If I had only known the date of my last day at my internship, I would have done something special for the class as well as let Ms. Houchins know. I was unaware when the last day of my internship was, so on the last day, I did not do any special for my class. Ms. Houchins was also unaware of the date, but I told her shortly after I realized the date had passed that I was not coming back anymore. I thoroughly enjoyed my experience in the classroom, so I regret not doing some special for the children or my cooperating teacher. I wanted to make the class some sort of treat or craft a special fun lesson to do on the last day. I could have made some little trinket to hand out to the students as a way to remember the experience as their student teacher. I also wanted to thank Ms. Houchins for aiding me in my studying to become a real teacher. She helped me finalize my decision to become a teacher through her example of being a passionate, stern, yet inviting teacher. I would have gotten her a gift card to Starbucks or a special little gift of the sort. I never got to formally say goodbye to my students and I feel regretful that I had not paid better attention to the dates of my internship experience. On the last day of my internship, I made copies for Ms. Houchins and was barely in the room with the children. Although they had a test that day, I still could have asked Ms. Houchins to allow me to take the last five minutes of class in order to say goodbye and give out goodies. It makes me feel unprofessional and unprepared that I had forgotten when the last day of my internship was and I wish I would have known the date so I could say goodbye to my students.