As soon as I arrived, I found that I would be teaching in the same classroom in which I attended kindergarten. As if that was not strange enough, I was teaching alongside women who taught me when I was little! When I arrived, I had my first group of 2nd grade students for reading. They.were.monsters! It was interesting to me that I actually got along really well with the "troublemakers" that Stacee warned me about but did not enjoy the "good kids". They were such tattletales and could not stand to mind their own business. Part of being in 2nd grade, I guess :)
After lunch, I got a new group of kids for math time. We went to recess first, where so many memories came up. I saw where I was "married" in 1st grade, where Rhonda broke her arm in 3rd, where I fell off the swing set and got caught on my overall strap, where one of my best friends in the world told me that she was moving away, etc. etc. etc. I remembered the day the new playground equipment arrived in 3rd grade and how it was so exciting (and now looks old and worn just like everything else). After recess it was time for tech lab with Mrs. Anderson, the same lady who was there when I was in school. When I came to pick the kids up she showed me how my picture was still proudly displayed in her room because of a huge contraption a few friends and I had made that had never been topped. Quite an afternoon of reminiscing...
We came back, had a quick math lesson, then switched to homeroom where we watched Spongebob while cleaning up and getting ready to go home. It was certainly an adventurous afternoon and reminded me of why I want to be a teacher. No day is ever the same and the students deserve someone who sees their potential more than they do. Needless to say, it was a great first experience! :)
Brit
