The crisis team came in and we banned together as a building to show our students how to grieve and how to work though all that grief as well. We were in it together, and we will be in it together for the years to come. There is never going to be a right or wrong way to deal with what has happened, but together we can get through it. And that's what my CT kept telling me this week.
After being strong for my students I broke down to my Field Coordinator on Tuesday afternoon. And that's just what I needed to do to grieve myself about the situation that was faced before me as my first semester in a classroom. I would never wish this upon anyone, but knowing the support that is surrounding you is the best way to work though a tough situation.
We've made it past the first hurdle, and I would say we have two more big ones to jump in the coming days.
1. telling the students and the days following (check)
2. the funeral- tomorrow
3. the arrival of our student back into the classroom- Monday
Our emotions will continue to be tested in the coming weeks and for the rest of the time. But the community that is surrounding me at Peach Plains, my friends, and my GVSU faculty that have allowed me to cry it out have helped in accepting what happened. There is never a right way to get though this, but I have learned that together we can build a community that can support one another and make this difficult time more bearable.
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