Three weeks as a Teacher

I give props to full time teachers. Second transition was becoming a teacher. The age level that I deal with daily now is 3 to 4 year olds whose favorite question is why? Any command I throw their way is constantly greeted with the question why.  It’s trying.

Before coming to Saipan I had a goal. I wanted to become more patient. I might now come off as a impatient person but that’s because as my boyfriend has told me I’m a very passive person. So I might appear calm and collected but inside I’m screaming. As a teacher my patience is being worked like a mule in Mexico, if that even makes sense.

Here is review of a typical day at work.

• ·         I’m greeted with smiles and Hugs
• ·         Then I try and settle the children down so we can go play outside
• ·         I eat many cups of so spicy sand soup
  student comes and cries about someone pushing them, hitting them, kicking them, being mean etc.
• ·         We go inside have worship (try getting a 3 year old to just sit a listen good luck)
• ·         Do arts and crafts amongst other things
• ·         More crying
• ·         More crying
• ·         Lunch
• ·         Brush teeth/ bathroom time (I occasionally get peed on btw)
• ·         Crying
• ·         Nap time
• ·         Snack time
• ·         Parents pick up children

Between the crying, children not listening, and bickering teachers I think I say my patience is being stretched. I say this in hopes it is also becoming stronger, so anything you throw at me in my future will be a piece of cake.

I’m also using this experience to also figure out if teaching is a future career for me. My mother really wants me to return to school and she would hate for me to be a college drop out. I on the other hand would prefer to know what I want to study. Although at this point in time I’m running out of time to be able to just flow with the wind. So when this trip is over I need to be prepared to start something as well as finish something, with good grades.

Here’s looking forward to the outcome. Maybe teaching will be easier once I instill fear and gain respect.

But it’s only been three weeks as an inexperienced ever-changing teacher…what did you expect?