There's a different feel about the classes these days and it's a great confidence booster. :) What I mean is this: the students are starting to know who I am. For that matter, I'm starting to know who they are.
When I stand up to speak, they don't stare blankly at this new and strange girl as though they're not entirely convinced she's not just a student posing as a teacher for kicks. Not anymore. Now they raise their hands saying, 'Miss! Miss! Does this look alright?' and occasionally, 'What's America like? Is it class?'
Sure, I know that some of their attentiveness and curiosity has to do with the fact that I'm from America, but I like to believe that they're becoming comfortable with this new student teacher who has dropped in for a brief semester. It makes my day when they raise their hands to show me their work, and I can tell that they feel proud about the pieces they've drawn.
These days when I walk to the bus the kids in the hall smile and wave.
Don't get me wrong, there are still some students who probobly look the other way when they see me in town, or pretend they don't know me when I get on the bus, but if I'm totally honest, I wasn't always in the mood to say hello to my teachers at that age either.
In any case, its great to feel less and less like the strange visitor and more and more part of Oakgrove. Everyone has made me feel wonderfully welcomed. :)
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