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I always said I would never be that idealistic student teacher that's always smiling and giving bullshit lines like "great job!" or an over-enthusiastic "wow, that's awesome!". But these kids make me so happy. When the Asberger syndrome kid makes so much progress in an hour because we've learned together how to stay focused on a task, I get excited. And when the kid who doesn't like to talk to other people or get help with his work asks me a question about an assignment and then lets me sit there and talk to him, I feel so happy to have been let into his little world. I'm glad he opened up to me.
And the teacher can't stand these two kids. She's always wishing they weren't there because their special needs means that she has to be everywhere at once. And I get that. But when the first kid was gone on a short vacation to France I missed him so much, and I knew that he would have trouble focusing when he got back. And the teachers' attitude wouldn't help him learn. He was finally back yesterday and he smiled at me (big deal, since he doesn't like people) and I was so happy to have my study buddy back! He and I tried to work hard today and, to the teacher's surprise, he had studied while he was away. In your face, teacher.
So, I think I need to stop being so cynical (as usual) and accept that a job like this makes me really happy, all the time. I'm going to miss these kids so much over the next four weeks until it's time to go back...
I am such a sap. :)
And the teacher can't stand these two kids. She's always wishing they weren't there because their special needs means that she has to be everywhere at once. And I get that. But when the first kid was gone on a short vacation to France I missed him so much, and I knew that he would have trouble focusing when he got back. And the teachers' attitude wouldn't help him learn. He was finally back yesterday and he smiled at me (big deal, since he doesn't like people) and I was so happy to have my study buddy back! He and I tried to work hard today and, to the teacher's surprise, he had studied while he was away. In your face, teacher.
So, I think I need to stop being so cynical (as usual) and accept that a job like this makes me really happy, all the time. I'm going to miss these kids so much over the next four weeks until it's time to go back...
I am such a sap. :)