Today is my one day of Spring Break. Yes, I said we get one day for Spring Break. I work at a private Catholic preschool. I work with two-year-olds. Yes, they can drive me a little crazy sometimes, but I love my job. I wouldn't change it for the world! I have 16 little 2-year-olds. And one great, amazing assistant!
I will tell you that I'm not very good at updating regularly. But I will try to update at least twice a week. And keep you up-to-date on some of the amusing and silly things my two-year-olds do! Even when they drive me crazy, they do it in cute ways.
One example of an adorable thing one of my girls did was this: She was talking on one of our play phones. And she was talking to her mom. When she was done, she hung up and then one of the little boys went and was talking on the phone. The little girl looked at the boy, looked at me, and said "Oh, he's talking to my mom!" She is two-years-old, but the way she said it, she sounded like a teenager. It was great! She grew up right before my eyes!
When kids come into my room at the age of two (most start on or right after their second birthday) they start out so young. It amazes me how much they grow over the course of the year in my classroom (I work at an all year preschool). They get so big. And then it starts all over again the next year. And then we start all over. But it's okay. I've been at my job for five years. I am kind of used to it! Plus, it's great to see how much my kids grow over an entire year. At two, they make so many giant leaps in their cognitive skills (what they know academically) as well as their social skills. I love seeing all those gains! It's one of the things that truly brings me joy!
Do you ever see the older kids? I mean, the first batch you taught are what, 7 now? I think it'd be cool to see how they've grown and changed even after they left you.
ReplyDeleteYou know, I do. It's funny because two of the kids I had within my first year of teaching (they started the Spring after I began working there) are now coming to drop off their siblings at school. So, I get to see them in the morning and I can't believe how grown up they are! They're in grade school now! I have pictures of them when they were in my class. Yes, they kind of still look the same, but just grown up. And, now I know how my parents felt when my sister and I were growing up. If I've had their kids in my class, I am always calling them by the wrong name! Obviously, not on purpose. But still!
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