On December 18,2009 i walked out of BWES probably for the last time. My school counseling internship has come to an end. I had an 8th grade teacher who said at the end of every class, " the clock on the wall says all good things must come to an end", I'm not sure if my internship was a good thing or not.
I learned somethings about myself as well as things that I want to do in the future. I've learned that:
*** I have no desire to work in an elementary school, but I will take a job at that level because being unemployed for another year isn't it!
*** I can attempt to make the most of any situation, but this year I seemed to come up with what seemed like a ZILLION reasons not to go to my internship. I think it's time for me to watch the Anatomy of Character by Pastor Battle again!
*** I love, repeat, LOVE black people. The community that I worked with during my internship differed greatly from the community that I taught in? But, as much as I love them, I hate what some of them are doing to their children. If you haven't seen, recognized or acknowledged generational curses in your life or those around you, start looking for them! I worked with families with baby mama drama, grandparents raising babies as their own, mothers with four and five kids by 24, etc. It hurt my heart, but helped empower me to do better in my own future as well as help me to see that helping the children REQUIRES helping the parents.
*** I don't handle too well people trying to play me for the fool. Or attempting to take my kindness for weakness. It makes me grow distant from you?
*** I can't wait to be a mommy! Well, I can wait? but working with the Pre-K students made it clear the value of parental involvement and taking time to practice certain skills with your children before they come to school.
Overall, I'm glad that it's finished. I appreciate what I learned about the school counseling profession and myself.
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