Wednesday, October 21, 2009
One of my sweet little guys came to school on Monday with one of those stickers you can put on the window... it was s pumpkin one. He said, "teacher I brought this for Heba because she is so kind." how sweet is that?! they are learning all about how to be a kind friend in my class, and when they are kind they get rewarded by getting to wear the crown. They are so kind now that even though they love the crown, they want to share it when they get it. Even though I feel like most days I am doing a lot of things wrong, when I see moments like this I know at least God is using me to teach them something good.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
MEA baby!
so it has been awhile since I have posted- for a few reasons:
1. there have been some really really hard days that I want to forget
2. the days that have been ok or good I am really too tired to write anything when I get home
But now here we are on MEA, our four day break that many teachers look forward to. It came at the perfect time as I may not have made it through another four day week. Ok so here I am whining about this wonderful job but it is just a lot harder than I thought it would be. I am seeing how impatient I am, how little I know about what kindergarteners should be able to do at this age (I mean should they be able to write "b" and if so should they stay in those lines on the big lined paper?) so my patience is being tested adn I am expecting them to be doing things that like most fourth graders can't do (stand in the hall semi-quietly). So I am growing and praying that I will come out of this stronger, more gentle, more patient, and more kind.
Funny story- the other day one of my Mohameds, out of the blue, said "Teacher I am an Aftican boy!" random and true and funny. he was so proud too, which was cute.
anyways, not too much to say at the moment I just wanted to check in and clarify that I have made it through the first month (now month and a half I guess!) pray I will be more patient and understanding and nice when I manage the class. I hate feeling so mean to them, even though sometimes it is essential.
1. there have been some really really hard days that I want to forget
2. the days that have been ok or good I am really too tired to write anything when I get home
But now here we are on MEA, our four day break that many teachers look forward to. It came at the perfect time as I may not have made it through another four day week. Ok so here I am whining about this wonderful job but it is just a lot harder than I thought it would be. I am seeing how impatient I am, how little I know about what kindergarteners should be able to do at this age (I mean should they be able to write "b" and if so should they stay in those lines on the big lined paper?) so my patience is being tested adn I am expecting them to be doing things that like most fourth graders can't do (stand in the hall semi-quietly). So I am growing and praying that I will come out of this stronger, more gentle, more patient, and more kind.
Funny story- the other day one of my Mohameds, out of the blue, said "Teacher I am an Aftican boy!" random and true and funny. he was so proud too, which was cute.
anyways, not too much to say at the moment I just wanted to check in and clarify that I have made it through the first month (now month and a half I guess!) pray I will be more patient and understanding and nice when I manage the class. I hate feeling so mean to them, even though sometimes it is essential.
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