Forget certification tests and degrees, the true sign of becoming a teacher is the day you have a sick student in your class.
On my second day of teaching, I became official! (I have the pant and shoes stains to prove it!)
The first day of school went very well! My students are great (thus far) and we learned and practiced a lot of routines! And then we practiced them again. By the end, all of us were sick of them! But it made today much nicer!!!
We had just returned from lunch and recess. The students had an afternoon bellwork activity to work on that was quite tough for many...mostly because they are re-adjusting to English, not because I am a cruel teacher who gives difficult assignments! I promise!
They had finally all finished that and we were Just about to start our first unit when little Omar (who will surely never be forgotten now!) came up right next to me and puked. Thankfully, most of it hit the tile floor and it only splashed onto my pants and shoes. Of course, as a second grader he has No idea what to do but continue puking!
I sent him to the bathroom and called the nurse. She said she would send the maid up to clean it. So I gathered my kids up for More hallway practice! We walked around the school for 10 minutes (quite a trick since the school is NOT that big!) got back to the room, and it still wasn't clean! We walked/tried to find a shady spot to sit in to continue the lesson....that was pointless! We walked back to the room and Still the mess was there!!! I sent the kids over to the carpet because we could not continue to wander around. One of the assistants came in at that point and then ran off to find the maid. Apparently, she cleaned the trashcan and thought that was it. How she missed the Giant puddle shall remain a mystery!
In spite of that lovely experience, it was a great day! And now I can say I'm an official member of the club!
On my second day of teaching, I became official! (I have the pant and shoes stains to prove it!)
The first day of school went very well! My students are great (thus far) and we learned and practiced a lot of routines! And then we practiced them again. By the end, all of us were sick of them! But it made today much nicer!!!
We had just returned from lunch and recess. The students had an afternoon bellwork activity to work on that was quite tough for many...mostly because they are re-adjusting to English, not because I am a cruel teacher who gives difficult assignments! I promise!
They had finally all finished that and we were Just about to start our first unit when little Omar (who will surely never be forgotten now!) came up right next to me and puked. Thankfully, most of it hit the tile floor and it only splashed onto my pants and shoes. Of course, as a second grader he has No idea what to do but continue puking!
I sent him to the bathroom and called the nurse. She said she would send the maid up to clean it. So I gathered my kids up for More hallway practice! We walked around the school for 10 minutes (quite a trick since the school is NOT that big!) got back to the room, and it still wasn't clean! We walked/tried to find a shady spot to sit in to continue the lesson....that was pointless! We walked back to the room and Still the mess was there!!! I sent the kids over to the carpet because we could not continue to wander around. One of the assistants came in at that point and then ran off to find the maid. Apparently, she cleaned the trashcan and thought that was it. How she missed the Giant puddle shall remain a mystery!
In spite of that lovely experience, it was a great day! And now I can say I'm an official member of the club!
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