So yesterday I went to volunteer at a daycare...it's a rule, you wanna get paid there? You have to volunteer for a few days a week to see if you're "compatible". Generally I don't like the idea of them getting free labor from me, but I guess I can't argue. So I went and played with the kindergarteners who were...interesting. When it came to lunch time I took out my sandwich as the food they provided would have made me sick due to all the milk products. So this one kid asked me if I "had a baby growing inside of me" because I didn't want to eat. Granted I'm not THAT fat anymore. I've lost 30 lbs since January. Still it somewhat disturbed me. I am overweight, but I look a LOT better than I did 30 lbs ago. Then after lunch they all went out to play. Another kid asked me who's mom I was. Apparently I forgot that 90% of the people here are Mormon, so if you are over 16 and not married or have no kids they automatically think you're weird.
So when I went back today I had more confidence and knew more or less what the kids could or could not do. So this one girl walked up to me and declared me automatically her best friend. Now when it came down to it I did not play favorites and told her what she needed to do. She wanted me to read to her, which I had no problem with. The only problem is due to my dyslexia I mixed up the words so when I read them I had issues by mixing up the words. The first time I read she got bored halfway through (thank god, I was getting sick and tired of mixing the words up). I did read to them after lunch which three girls then fought over me. When it came time for them to go outside they did the usual, not listen to the rules thing by throwing rocks at each other as they had done the day before. The kids aren't supposed to touch the rocks unless they are in the approved area. They also tried to climb on the swings, which I told them if they wanted to act like monkeys they had to go to the monkey bars. Do I want to rethink my decision to be a kindergarten teacher? No, I still would love to do it, but I think these kids need to be taught to listen the first time at home.
So when I went back today I had more confidence and knew more or less what the kids could or could not do. So this one girl walked up to me and declared me automatically her best friend. Now when it came down to it I did not play favorites and told her what she needed to do. She wanted me to read to her, which I had no problem with. The only problem is due to my dyslexia I mixed up the words so when I read them I had issues by mixing up the words. The first time I read she got bored halfway through (thank god, I was getting sick and tired of mixing the words up). I did read to them after lunch which three girls then fought over me. When it came time for them to go outside they did the usual, not listen to the rules thing by throwing rocks at each other as they had done the day before. The kids aren't supposed to touch the rocks unless they are in the approved area. They also tried to climb on the swings, which I told them if they wanted to act like monkeys they had to go to the monkey bars. Do I want to rethink my decision to be a kindergarten teacher? No, I still would love to do it, but I think these kids need to be taught to listen the first time at home.