As the school year is coming to an end, I find myself reflecting on my second year at Shakopee JH. This year definitely went by quickly! It seems like just yesterday we had a new class of 8th graders, wandering lost in the hallways.
Being my second year, and being that the JH is only 8-9th grade, I find that sending off this group of 9th graders to the high school is more difficult than I anticipated. These are the students I met when I first started, and over the past 2 years we have grown to know each other well and have built rapport. I can't help but wonder, though, did I help these students enough? Did I do everything I could have? We may never feel we've done enough - with 38-40 students on my caseload, it can be difficult to reach each one of them on a personal level. At the very least, I hope these students can leave the JH knowing that they have potential, are in control of their own progress, and maybe have a stronger passion for learning.
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