Well today is the day before I start my new job. I am so nervous it is ridiculous. I have taught so many different classes this year alone and never given them a second though. But I think the thing playing on my mind is that they are older kids than I've been teaching this year and last year I had a few bad experiences with the bigger kids. Younger children are so much easier to deal with, even when throwing tantrums and acting like monkeys; I utter the words "Simon says . . ." and they forget what they are doing and focus all their energy on that. Big kids aren't that easy. I've done the planning and yet still feel so unprepared. I can only pray that it is not as bad as I am thinking it will be in my head. I think I think too much.
Wish me luck, I need all I can get.
Miss Snix.
1 comments:
Hi, Welcome to Blogger (And to the teaching profession)
It's funny, each teacher finds their niche where grade levels are concerned. It depends on what kind of interaction you prefer. A lot of people find younger kids easier to manage: they are generally more obedient and will do things "just because."
See, I prefer the older kids - high school. Yeah dealing with them takes more diplomacy, but they are also a lot more self-sufficient.
Anyway, good luck. I know how those first few days at a new job can be.
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