Let's rethink this teaching thing......
So today..... was...... LONG! It was the day of the zoo at the daycare. With 40-50 kids ranging from preschool to 5th grade. I had a group of 7 kids ages 5 to 9. Not too bad. It helped having my mom there to kinda keep them in line. Although I DID want to tie a couple of them to me so they wouldn't keep getting too far ahead or waundering off! All in all the actual zoo was fun. I was happy to get on the bus though and sit down for the hour and a half bus ride. However, that bus ride turned into be less than relaxing! Usually the kids end up falling asleep or zoning out for the bus ride back. Instead only ONE fell asleep and the others wouldn't sit still! We constantly had to tell them to sit down or stop arguing, among many other issues! Kerry, one of the ladies who runs the daycare, said that was the WORST bus ride home she's EVER had in the 14 years of going to the zoo! It was just so loud and they wouldn't calm down! I was happy to get off that bus, hoping that Kerry wouldn't need me anywhere else for the day. Instead she needed me to go let Vicky go and take over her 3 yr. old class that didn't go to the zoo. Which I love the 3 yr olds, but since they didnt' go they were all energized and I wasn't at the energy level I needed to be to handle that class! We finally took them to the big room with all the other kids who were waiting for parents and it seemed like no one came to pick their kids up till 5:30! We put on a movie and the kids would sit down and be quiet! They were up still being loud! I have never been more ready to have 6:00 come! I was worn out beyond belief! I got home and immediately went to the kitchen to get some food, dad came in and asked if I was going to walk to the lake with him to meet mom and katelyn, I looked at him and said "No! I'm sitting here... in QUIET!" After today, and other busy days at work with kids, by the end of the day I need to come home and just have things quiet in order to get back to normal. All I know is that someday, whoever I marry, they need to realize that I need a good 30 min of quiet alone time before they start asking me questions and trying to carry on a conversation. It's just the way I work! No matter how much I love the guy, I tend to bite heads off when people immediately come at me after a long day at work trying to have a conversation or asking me questions. Just a word to the wise! ;)
So after all of the energy from today... not from me obviously!... the lil' tikes wore me out! Now I'm thinking whether or not this is the profession for me. Especially with Kindergarteners who are FULL of energy! But I'm not completely serious about rethinking it. I love the little kids to death! And this ONE day is one in few! Most days it's great and we're not going on a field trip every day! :) Just once again I wonder if I have what it takes to make it as a teacher. Today was just long and I'm tired beyond belief!
Katelyn is spending the weekend at Grandma's and Grandpa's, but I hope mom and dad aren't expecting me to be around to entertain her! I might end up going to some lake, or river, or something... don't know where exactly with David and his buddies if it's nice tomorrow. When she got back to the house with dad tonight though she came running and sat on my lap while Rach and I finished watching "Footloose" which was on VH1. While she was sitting on my lap and I was looking at her, I realized I love that little girl to death! I can't wait to have two new little boys to love and adore like I do with Mia and Katelyn! :)
Well, that's all for now! I'll write more when my life becomes interesting! ;)