I have officially survived my first week of school as a kindergarten teacher. I have 17 kids and they are the most adorable kids I have ever seen. One of them is from London and does not speak Spanish, which is hard because he is a lot farther along than the other kids and he is new to the school and can't talk with most of the kids because their English isn't good enough yet. I have another student who is Chinese and doesn't speak English or Spanish. I have four kids who are new to the school, so they do not have any experience with English. The rest were students here during Kinder 1 and 2. They can say some words in English and they know their numbers, colors, and shapes very well. They speak very good Spanglish! I don't speak Spanish to them, and they usually understand me.
To be completely honest, I don't love being a kindergarten teacher. I love the kids. They are cute and they love to give hugs. It takes a lot of patience to handle 17 kids who like to talk to each other and hang on each other all day long. I miss my high schoolers, but I am sure I will get used to 6 year olds.
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ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear you survived! Those little cuties sound like a lot of work. It's interesting how much a variety it sounds like you have in your class! That must make things interesting. I may be wrong, but I think your patience may grow as your love for the kids does.
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