Friday, July 13, 2012

Becoming a Teacher for a Summer

The job I have this summer is undoubtedly the hardest job I have ever had. Physically. Mentally. Emotionally. 

I am the first and second grade teacher to students all summer long at the science center. Let's just say a good day is when I leave with my voice and no headache. I haven't had a day like that since probably week 2. 

Needless to say, this is why I have not blogged in a very long while. I come home from work, most likely crash, eventually eat and then do something rather productive like curriculum, go to my second job or going to bed early. This is my life these days.

Though I realize I will never educate anyone under the age of 18 for my permanent job, I have learned many things from job. Here is my current, ever-changing list:
  1. Rules must include every possible outcome to a situation. If even one thin is left out, your rule may as well not exist. Kids WILL find the loophole.
  2. A child's sense of time is based on the next time they can eat.
  3. Little boys cry more often than little girls.
  4. A child's attention span is less than 15 minutes long...on the lengthy end.
  5. If a child misbehaves in class, it is the teacher's fault for not disciplining the child correctly...not the parents who don't know how to raise a child.
  6. Sometimes the cutest children are the ones who misbehave the most. I think that's why God made them so darn cute.
  7. Bathroom breaks are the most important things to get correct during the day.
  8. Transitioning time between activities takes at least five minutes. Much time is wasted on just getting children quiet. 
  9. I get attached to children very quickly.
There are many other things I learned from this camp, but my brain is too fried to even think right now. 9 items is sufficient for now.

On a side note, Gavin, my little curly red-haired kid will not be coming back this summer. I have spent the first five weeks with him and I will miss him dearly. Though he wasn't perfect, he was wonderful for a boy. I actually shed tears (though I hope no one saw) when he walked out of the door. Sad day.

Eryn is going out bowling with Kody right now and Matt is almost in Canada on a roadtrip with his family at the moment, so I shall lay in bed and watch The Notebook for my first time ever, by myself. Sounds like a lovely night to me. Peace out. 

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