I have been maintaining radio silence lately for the simple reason that after a long day of teaching 4 year olds I just don't have the energy to do anything creative. It is really and truly exhausting.
The kids are mostly great - like most classrooms 90% are really cool. The other 10% take up most of the day. You've got your ADHD cases, your "not loved enough as a child" case, your overactive boy case, etc. But really...the good ones are so good.
I feel that if I can last it, it will be so good for my teaching. I'm already discovering (well, not really discovering...more just honing) skills that I didn't really need to use at the high school level. For example, each classroom is shared by 2 classes and with 2 teachers, 2 assistants, and 31 kids it can get really loud. Having a loud voice I would generally just yell over it all but boy-oh-boy that tires you out quickly. Instead I have learned to modulated my voice appropriately and in turn it quiets my kids down as well. I will tell you though, I don't know how Mrs. Duffy did it (my kindergarten teacher.) 30 kids to yourself, no assistant, no maid, forget it. I taught only 3 days last week and I had to go to bed at 8:00pm on Friday night!
This weekend we are going to a friend's restaurant opening on Friday night (Free Food!!!) and to another friend's house for dinner on Saturday night. Not to brag but our social calendar is full!
Dinner awaits...
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Hi Chris
If you can teach Kindergarten you can teach anything! One week down 40 to go. Makes running a marathon not seem so bad eh? I'd send you a tin of Timmy's coffee if it didn't cost me my month's pension. But if you really need it......
Hang Loose or whatever they do there
Theresa
Wow! This all sounds amazing. I imagine you are great with the kids. Good to hear that things are going well. Make sure you keep blogging!
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