Day 10: Last Day

It was 3:17 when lightning struck and woke me up. I knew that if the storm didn't go away soon Chandler Elementary School would cancel their field trip. There was still hope and when I awoke at 8:00 a.m the sun was shining and the male birds were in search for girlfriends! Chandler walked in through the Learning Center doors with the same excitement that the others students had done before them. Paul made Jiminy Cricket Brownies which were delicious! Emotions were hard to control as I saw smiles on the students as they found macro-invertebrates in the vernal pond. The joy was continuous as the students used their senses to explore nature. I didn't want the hike to end but I know soon that I'll be placed in a classroom and similar experiences will be repeated. The day ended with the floating carpet which was a representation of the semester. Why? Because first of all, we could of canoed to the floating carpet but instead we made our own trails. The whole semester we could of read articles about the different types of plants and animals that live and grow on Merry Lea but instead Paul implemented activities that are were meaningful (E.g. floating carpet). Second of all, trying to get to the floating carpet wasn't easy and many of us found our own way there and some of use helped one another. We all reached the floating carpet and that's what happened with the semester. We all made it to the end of the semester together, even if some of us missed the pallets and got our boots wet. Some of us had different ways to instruct the students and some of us needed help from others. I just want to thank everyone for a great semester! And most importantly I want to thank Paul for being an Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamazin' teacher!