Today was my last day in Mrs. C’s
sixth grade classroom. I didn’t know how Canyon would feel about this. I wanted
him to know that I enjoyed our time working together, though. After the
students had all taken their seats, I was able to say goodbye to the class. I
feel that it was important to address them all together because I have
interacted with them as well as Canyon. I especially wanted to thank those
students who had made an effort to help Canyon and answer my questions
regarding his assignments.
After I
handed out chocolate donuts, as Canyon and I had agreed upon, he and I worked
together quietly on an assignment that he had not finished yet. I was impressed
with how much he was able to accomplish on his own. I also noticed that I did
not have to encourage him to focus quite as much as I normally would. Today was
a good day for learning! He was able to solve math problems that I thought
looked like they might be difficult. It is obvious that he is an intelligent boy
and that he has an unlimited capacity for learning.
I will miss
my time in Mrs. C’s class and my time with Canyon. I hope that I have been
helpful to him and that he continues to do well as a student in the general
education classroom setting. Today I would say that he is in the right place. I
think that being with other kids his age in general education classes helps his
social growth, and possibly challenges him to maintain a higher expectation in
his curriculum. For myself, working with Canyon has been enriching for me as a
future teacher and helped me to better understand and interact with a child who
is autistic.
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