I hope this gets easier...

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Today was very sad. It was the last day that I was in the classroom for my TA experience. I had to say goodbye to 22 of the most wonderful kids ever. It was very hard for me. I said goodbye and we took pictures and a lot of the kids ran up to give me a hug. It was very touching. Honestly, I was only in that classroom for about 4 weeks and I was so attached. I can't even imagine how hard it will be when I am a teacher and have a whole school year to bond with the kids before saying goodbye to them. I held it together the whole time I was in the class but as soon as I got outside I started crying. I love those kids so much! If it is this hard every year to say goodbye to my kids I don't honestly know if I can handle it. Maybe I am just uber-emotional because they are my first "class" even though they aren't really my class as I am only a TA. I'm not sure but I didn't like having to say goodbye. I hope that over the years it grows easier.

One of the little girls, Gabby, wrote her paper about me. They had to write their papers about someone they admired or considered a "hero." She wrote hers about me. I wasn't even there when the assignment was given. Mrs. Stangl came up to me today and handed it to me and said "I think you should read this." I was extremely touched by the things this girl said about me. She said that I inspired her to enjoy art more...which is awesome. At the bottom she put "Some people would look at Ms. White and just see a future teacher. Me, I look and see a hero." *tear*

And here are these wonderful kids I have been talking about all semester...



They really are amazing kids...



We have fun together too...