I have had the following conversation with several different children on many different occasions:
Child: Miss Rachel, are you married?
Me: No, I'm not.
At this point the child will get a very quizzical look on their face and pause for a minute, then ask:
Then who do you live with???
This made me wonder. It seems that the children all have a very clear picture of what teacher is and being married is apparently part of that picture!
Friday, February 25, 2011
Only 23
At the end of a very hectic day of one of my first days subbing, a person from the office came down to let me know there would be a fire drill momentarily. Being new, I didn't know what I was supposed to do with the children during a fire drill. After asking another teacher, I found out where to take the children and decided it would be easier to head outside before the alarm went off in order to avoid the children panicking. So I told the children we were going on a special adventure and we headed outside and sat down on the grass before the fire alarm went off.
A few days later I was relaying the story of the child saying I was young to another teacher and it turns out she had similar story about me from the same child.
She had been working with him and he told her that I had taken them on a special adventure so they were outside before the fire alarm went off. Then she said, "Miss Rachel must be pretty smart!" and then he said, "Yeah! And she's only 23!!!"
A few days later I was relaying the story of the child saying I was young to another teacher and it turns out she had similar story about me from the same child.
She had been working with him and he told her that I had taken them on a special adventure so they were outside before the fire alarm went off. Then she said, "Miss Rachel must be pretty smart!" and then he said, "Yeah! And she's only 23!!!"
Thursday, February 24, 2011
How Old is Old?
During lunch one day, one of the children looked up at me and asked, "Miss Rachel, how old are you?" to which I replied, "I'm 23 years old." Then his eyes got really big and he said, "Wow!!! You're really young! My mom is like 40!"
I have to say that I really wasn't expecting a 5 year old to think I was young!
I have to say that I really wasn't expecting a 5 year old to think I was young!
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
When Mosquitoes Attack
One spring day, I was out in the play yard while some of the children were playing in the sandbox. All of a sudden, one of the boys ran up to me yelling:
"Miss Rachel, Miss Rachel! The mosquitoes are attacking Henry... And Henry is attacking them with a spoon!"
Henry wasn't having much luck with keeping the mosquitoes at bay, but his efforts did make him laugh hysterically!
"Miss Rachel, Miss Rachel! The mosquitoes are attacking Henry... And Henry is attacking them with a spoon!"
Henry wasn't having much luck with keeping the mosquitoes at bay, but his efforts did make him laugh hysterically!
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