This is from facebook notes, copy and pasted.
As people who read my LJ would know, my new job at wonderful weekdays is going fantastically. I love playing with the kids, and talking to them, reading to them, coloring with them, just about every thing I get to do with them, aside from occasionally having to scold someone for acting up (One kid kept pulling his pants down yesterday *rolls eyes*)
But this one girl that seemed kind of like trouble maker (probably is just a little bit on the trouble maker side) has turned out to be a real sweet heart. The first day I smiled at her, and she gave me a frowny face, and she caused some trouble with some boys, but yesterday she was making a card for her grandma yesterday, and she drew such cool designs, and I started asking her about it, and she just really responded well to me taking an interest in her. She's only in first grade, and she's really good at drawing, she doesn't draw stick figures like a lot of kids her age would.
She's one of those girls who's really soft spoken, but if you listen to her, you can tell she really wants someone to talk to.
So today we played some games together (I played with the other kids too), and right after we got out the equipment to play with, balls and hula hoops, she showed me this picture she drew of me and her. I was so touched. I'm going to upload it when I get the chance. But it just really reminds me that sometimes kids just need someone to listen to them, to care about how their day went and the things they do. I mean, it's only my third day, I didn't expect a kid to draw of picture of us together already.
I feel like I interact with the kids so different than the other teachers (that's what they call us). I don't know, maybe I'm just not paying attention to the others, but I feel like I'm the only one interacting with them beyond play. Like asking about their favorite color, how their day was, about siblings, ya know, actually taking an interest in who their are as a person, not just superficially entertaining them to keep them under control.
I like the other teachers, and their certainly not bad with the kids, just a bit superficial. *shrug* I'm not really paying that close of attention to the one-on-one interactions they are having with the kids because I'm having so much fun with them myself, so I could be completely off base on that. I mean, I still don't know all the kids names yet... all 55 of them, so I can't be doing perfectly when it comes to getting to know the kids.
I'm really happy to be using all the psychology classes and Child development classes that I have under my belt. I feel really confident interacting with them.
The previous two days - http://iamasupermidget.livejournal.com/2008/08/25/
http://iamasupermidget.livejournal.com/2008/08/26/
It's so awesome to have something wonderful enough going on to actually write about! I love my job :)
But this one girl that seemed kind of like trouble maker (probably is just a little bit on the trouble maker side) has turned out to be a real sweet heart. The first day I smiled at her, and she gave me a frowny face, and she caused some trouble with some boys, but yesterday she was making a card for her grandma yesterday, and she drew such cool designs, and I started asking her about it, and she just really responded well to me taking an interest in her. She's only in first grade, and she's really good at drawing, she doesn't draw stick figures like a lot of kids her age would.
She's one of those girls who's really soft spoken, but if you listen to her, you can tell she really wants someone to talk to.
So today we played some games together (I played with the other kids too), and right after we got out the equipment to play with, balls and hula hoops, she showed me this picture she drew of me and her. I was so touched. I'm going to upload it when I get the chance. But it just really reminds me that sometimes kids just need someone to listen to them, to care about how their day went and the things they do. I mean, it's only my third day, I didn't expect a kid to draw of picture of us together already.
I feel like I interact with the kids so different than the other teachers (that's what they call us). I don't know, maybe I'm just not paying attention to the others, but I feel like I'm the only one interacting with them beyond play. Like asking about their favorite color, how their day was, about siblings, ya know, actually taking an interest in who their are as a person, not just superficially entertaining them to keep them under control.
I like the other teachers, and their certainly not bad with the kids, just a bit superficial. *shrug* I'm not really paying that close of attention to the one-on-one interactions they are having with the kids because I'm having so much fun with them myself, so I could be completely off base on that. I mean, I still don't know all the kids names yet... all 55 of them, so I can't be doing perfectly when it comes to getting to know the kids.
I'm really happy to be using all the psychology classes and Child development classes that I have under my belt. I feel really confident interacting with them.
The previous two days - http://iamasupermidget.livejournal.com/2008/08/25/
http://iamasupermidget.livejournal.com/2008/08/26/
It's so awesome to have something wonderful enough going on to actually write about! I love my job :)