Argh - Friends only entry..
I am so frustrated with one of the teachers at my placement. I can't stop thinking about it.
I went to the Ancaster fair with a group a few classes on Friday and found myself in charge of a small group of 8 kids. I wasn't given directions or suggestions on what to do with my small group, only given rules. I wasn't allowed to let these kids buy ANYTHING, how unfair is that? Who takes kids to the fair and not allow them to at least eat some cotton candy. I also wasn't allowed to let them go on ANY rides, I couldn't believe it... So as soon as I got my mini group out and about the behaviors started to fly between two of the boys. I couldn't get them to stop running off on me, they wouldn't stop swearing, kept asking to buy stuff, go on rides and kept singing "this sucks". I couldn't handle these behaviors by myself, it was nut. I know that I'm in school to be a child youth worker and all, but I have not had training in taking small groups of kids on field trips, like come on.
I had to send two of the boys to another group because their behaviors got progressively worse as the morning went on. After lunch I was down to a small group of 6 kids who were being AMAZING. I so wanted to let them buy something, but I didn't... if I had the money I would have bought something myself and said that I brought it to the fair and I gave it to the kids and sucked up the trouble, but I didn't have money... so at the end of the day I took my small group of six kids back to the bus loading area... I played a few games with them to occupy their time and keep them out of trouble... then out of no where the teacher who said that there kids were not allowed to have any fun walks up with her group of ten kids with ice cream cones! I was so mad! I looked so bad in front of these kids and now wish that I had let them brake the rules.
One of the fellow CYW students apparently asked the teacher what will she do if the kids ask why her group didn't get ice cream and the other group did... what was the teachers response? Well my group was being really good so I rewarded them, and if the other groups wants ice cream tell them tough luck. What kind of evil person does something like that? what a horrible person!
anyway, thats my rant. I feel and look like a horrible person in the eyes of these children...
I went to the Ancaster fair with a group a few classes on Friday and found myself in charge of a small group of 8 kids. I wasn't given directions or suggestions on what to do with my small group, only given rules. I wasn't allowed to let these kids buy ANYTHING, how unfair is that? Who takes kids to the fair and not allow them to at least eat some cotton candy. I also wasn't allowed to let them go on ANY rides, I couldn't believe it... So as soon as I got my mini group out and about the behaviors started to fly between two of the boys. I couldn't get them to stop running off on me, they wouldn't stop swearing, kept asking to buy stuff, go on rides and kept singing "this sucks". I couldn't handle these behaviors by myself, it was nut. I know that I'm in school to be a child youth worker and all, but I have not had training in taking small groups of kids on field trips, like come on.
I had to send two of the boys to another group because their behaviors got progressively worse as the morning went on. After lunch I was down to a small group of 6 kids who were being AMAZING. I so wanted to let them buy something, but I didn't... if I had the money I would have bought something myself and said that I brought it to the fair and I gave it to the kids and sucked up the trouble, but I didn't have money... so at the end of the day I took my small group of six kids back to the bus loading area... I played a few games with them to occupy their time and keep them out of trouble... then out of no where the teacher who said that there kids were not allowed to have any fun walks up with her group of ten kids with ice cream cones! I was so mad! I looked so bad in front of these kids and now wish that I had let them brake the rules.
One of the fellow CYW students apparently asked the teacher what will she do if the kids ask why her group didn't get ice cream and the other group did... what was the teachers response? Well my group was being really good so I rewarded them, and if the other groups wants ice cream tell them tough luck. What kind of evil person does something like that? what a horrible person!
anyway, thats my rant. I feel and look like a horrible person in the eyes of these children...