Teaching is hard work. Well, teaching is hard work for good teachers. This job is not a joke! The actual mothering that goes into teaching is mind blowing. I am honestly a "mother" to 20 kids. This, my friends, is the ultimate birth control.
I have been blessed with 25 years, and my time with church chirrens, Sunday school kiddos, and Sunday school bus ragamuffins already reminded me that birthing and taking care of children was no walk in the park. But any flame or passion I had about possibly having my own spawn has been put out by the 20+ kids that have coughed on me, scuffed/stepped on my shoes, whined, complained, talked back, rolled their eyes, stolen my pencils, lied, didn't bring their homework, didn't complete their homework, and have begged to be rewarded.
But wait! Trinity just wrote that she loved me. Angelique gave me a Valentine's day gift in the middle of January. Diego said I was the most "beautifullest" teacher he knows. Joel finally realized that 4 quarters makes $1.00. Pedro brought his homework back. Yuvia and Diana just greeted me with a hug.
Ohhhh. The spark is back. Yeah, ok. I guess the ultimate BC isn't so ultimate. I love teaching and Chandra D lurves the kids.
2 comments:
Chandra,
I am going into education as a career as well. However, I was a staff cadet here in Canada for 7 weeks. And the experiences were very similar! Interacting with children for an extended period of time does, in fact, breed a desire to understand birth control better! I enjoy your blog very much
-A Canadian Pentecostal
Oh yes, I love those children too, they just melt my heart and make me forget about the hard times we have. It's so wonderful to read you talk like that, so refreshing. Okay I will have to stop now and go work on my classroom and read bible chapter! (yikes read the satan under your feet and it's so true!) Thanks for reminding me =)
I have added you to my list of inspiring blogs and I'm looking forward to reading more of what you write. God bless you!
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