Life as a teacher

Being a teacher means that you have to be able to do many roles, you just aren't a teacher, but a custodian, librarian, a friend, an enforcer, a play mate, and many other things. In order to be a teacher you have to be patient, because there are going to be times where children will tell you that they have to go to the bathroom, and they will just stand there and pee on themselves, or you have to fight back the urge to yell at them when they try to flush toys down the toilet. Being a teacher is definitely an interesting a roll, and there are many rewards that come out of it. My favorite part of being a Pre-K teacher is seeing how children interact with one another, and how they respond to questions. I was recently asking my students what there favorite bible story was and one of the girls responded with "toy story 3, ABC." It is comments like those that make me want to teach children. I find it interesting how children can be more grown up than adults are at times. It amazes me how fast children can forgive one another, or how much they love everyone and are accepting of one another. I love teaching the children in my Pre-K class because not only am I teaching them every day, but they are also teaching me, and making me a better person. The hardest part of my job right now is listening to the children's prayers. They are so concerned with other individuals and they have a hard concept of death, so many of the children are still praying for God to heal Raymond, my brother. I find it interesting how children will discuss their prayer and my brother after they are done with their prayer. Many of the children will say that he is in heaven so we don't have to pray for him any more, while others will say we can still pray for him even though he is in heaven. If only our world would discuss God, prayers, and bible stories like the children in my classroom do, our world would be on fire for God.