Solitude:

Probably should have specified--they aren't really mine--I teach 3-4-5 yr olds with developmental delays--mostly behavior.

Today I had 3 major tantrums, one of them pulled the plug in our water table, and one of them bit me!!!

But, I still love them.  And music always helps. . . .

Thats admirable though that you atleast have some patience to work with them. I can imagine how stressful it would be though.

I love the little ones.  I would have less tolerance with older, mouthier kids.  Most of my kids just adore me because they aren't jaded by life yet.   And, I can physically move them when needed (with love--LOL!)

 Plus, I have cool coworkers, a flexible schedule, most of the summer off, and last, but certainly not least--HIGH SPEED ALICE (on my private, unrestricted laptop)!!!! 

I just have to worry about job security from fiscal yr to yr.

Solitude:

I love the little ones.  I would have less tolerance with older, mouthier kids. 

Aw, that sucks... I really don't like non-adults, I couldn't be a teacher if my life depended on it... I think it's really cool, people who can, because that's gotta take a lot, especially with little ones

This is almost a direct quote from one of my teachers last year- "I love teaching older kids, because I can say shit in class, and you aren't going to go home and tell your parents and get me fired."

I don't have the patience to be a teacher. I am a bit too short tempered.

I taught supplementary learning for kids after school and I have to say the little ones were my fave!!!!

I couldn't stand the 12 and 13 year olds. They drove me nuts.  

Solitude:

Now I have that Cameo song in my head! 

Creep, it's my new sig that keeps you here. . . .

I would have been screwed if the internet had existed when I was a teen.  See, things work out--well sometimes. . . ..

Meh who cares its only homework, I don't even do any schoolwork and I'm supposedly earning more credits and doing better than any other kid in my year group this year >_> It's actually so fucking stupid the way the school systems work now, last year I worked my ass off and barely passed, this year done nothing and already passed. Please tell me they aren't that fucked up in America
 

HiP, you are right. Thats how it works. My freshman year of highschool I did absolutely nothing and infact I rarely showed up for class..and I passed..and now I have straight A's in almost everything and I'm working hard..My graduation could be affected by one simple class that I'm not going well in. It's bizarre.

Eh, but my parents are gonna freak if I don't get the 3.9 or whatever to keep for post secondary, and I don't think I'm at it right now

I'm not worried about it though. The oral presentation, that class, damn... A few of my friends have used "This is a filler sentance" in their reports, a few times, and gotten A's, and I've flat out not done two or three questions and gotten all the points, he just looks at the name and puts a grade down