Exhaustion is the name of the game. And I can't get rid of it. It doesn't matter what time I go to bed (I average 8:30) I wake up totally exhausted! By my 10:25 lunch time I am ready for a morning siesta. Unfortunately, it is frowned upon for teachers to sleep on the job. Especially kinder teachers. There is no telling what an unsupervised group of imaginative 5 year olds can come up with.Which reminds me of a story.
You know you're a kindergarten teacher if you can find a pair of used underwear on a chair in your classroom and it has absolutely no effect on you.
This happened to me. No kidding.
I am in the middle of doing this little song about the sound of the letter T when one of my little ones pipes up, "Um, Teacher, there is undies in the chair."
What?!?
Sure enough, there was a pair of electric blue Spiderman underpants with a red waistband on a chair by the computers.
Without missing a beat I turn around and find myself saying, "Who doesn't have on underwear? Boys and girls, let's not take off our underwear at school. Leave it on. If you have an accident, let me know and the nurse will help you clean up. What's that? Oh good, I'm glad you put on new underwear this morning, but are you wearing it now? Bobby (name changed to protect his not-so-innocence- he is usually my most likely suspect) come here so I can check you. We have to keep our underwear on. No, no Bobby, please don't undo you pants here, go to the bathroom first. Bobby...BOBBY, GO TO THE BATHROOM FIRST!"
It wasn't until later when I sat down and had time to think that I realized I went to collage for this! I worked hard to get my four year degree so I could be a professional underwear detective.
I know anyone who works in childcare or as a teacher understands what I'm saying. Other than being a mom, I love my job. I love teaching little kids. But every once and a while there are moments when I wonder why I didn't become a marketing director with a nice office desk job and adults to talk to during the day.
Well, it is now 9:00 pm and WAY past my bedtime. Nerdy, I know, but I am beyond caring. I have to get up at 5:45 am for another day of underwear sleuthing. Night-night!
3 comments:
Oh my! I don't know what else to say, except "God bless you!"
I don't know what to say except I can't imagine how hard it must be to work full-time, as a KINDER TEACHER no less, AND have two little ones AND be pregnant. Yep, that would lead to some tiredness! About the underwear...classic. Some kids hate to wear underwear. They like that "free" feeling. Michaela would be one of those. Michaela will most probably be taking her panties off in Kinder. :) Gotta love those little ones. There is a very special place in heaven for Kinder teachers.
Yeah, but if you got the office job...it would be more traumatic if someone's underwear was found on a chair...he he. You are awesome...full-time with my own is my limit...I am in awe that you can be preggers and go help other people with their children...yikes!
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