When I was in college, I thought I wanted to teach preschoolers or primary children. However, the gods of teaching had other plans for me. Most of my teaching experience has been in the upper grades, 4th and 5th specifically, and I've loved it. At that age, kids are still cute and sweet but also independent. Plus most of them haven't started to smell yet. You also don't have to worry about them getting lost on the way from the bathroom to your classroom .. two doors down the hall (usually. There are always special cases.)
Now that I am in the younger grades, I find that there are both challenges and benefits to working with second and third graders. The benefits are that they usually have an extremely positive outlook on everything. They still have the exuberance that comes from being young and carefree. School is still fun and exciting for them.
However, the most annoying challenge, by far, is tattling.
"Sarah flicked me."
"Evan took my pencil."
"Julia wrote on my paper."
"Jake looked at me funny."
"Susie called me ugly."
"Liz said she didn't care that it's my dog's birthday today."
And on and on and on and on and on and on and on...ALL FREAKING DAY LONG! I just want say, "If you are not bleeding, going to throw up, or on fire, I don't want to hear it!"
But, of course, I never say that because I am afraid I would get an email from some kid's mom that said, "Trenton said that you..." Hmm. Wonder where they get it from?
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LOL!!! Just found you from Woman of No Importance....that is soooo true. I'm not a teacher, but have noticed that a lot of kids have the exact same traits as their parents....hmmmm maybe I need to look a bit closer at some of mine....BUT I'm not a tattle-tale!
ReplyDeleteThat is funny..."I'm telling" rules your life :)) But in a sweet way....
ReplyDeleteROFL...I'm so glad my Sunday School class is 14-18...I did the 3-5 yr olds before...and I wouldn't ever go back!
ReplyDeleteI've always loved the one about looking at someone. I have a sister with Down Syndrome and when my brother and I were little, and we looked at her, she would yell "Mom! Rockie and Beanie are looking at me!" and then my mom would scream "STOP LOOKING AT YOUR SISTER!"
ReplyDeleteNow, when my brother's kids say the other is looking at them, my brother says, "Hey! No optical assault!"
For some reason I think that is the funniest thing!
You are hilarious!!!! And so right on! My younger brother and sisters are so the same way! And I would love to say that I never did it but I distinctly remember my younger brother and I having these moments. And my mom hated nothing more than a tattle tale. If we tattled she would ask us "Is it dangerous? Is somebody hurt? No? Then I don't want to hear about it."
ReplyDeleteoh, dude, i can't say "EXACTLY" to myself one more time!
ReplyDelete(and you KNOW they tell their parents EVERYTHING we say!)