My 22 Kids!

Well I only have 5 more days with my kids at work. FIVE! that is so short. My last day at work is approaching so quickly and I do not like that. I know for a fact that working with kids is my passion and something I want to do forever! I love the way they are, there excitment for life, there willingness to learn new things. There little personalitys. I watch them grow everyday and I love to be apart of that. Yes, there are days I want to yell at them and pull out my hair...but they are first graders what do you expect?

It is like I have my own kids. I have 22 first graders that I honestly love to be with. I love the way they look up to me. I love how they share and open up to me. I know when these kids have bad days and how they react to that. I know when something is bothering them without them saying a word. I know what each kid likes to do in there free time. I know there homework style, how they get along with others, how many siblings they have and even where a lot of them were born.

I know people come and go out of these children's lives becasue they either are military families or live amongst military families. So they are use to moving and making new friends, having new teachers and daycare providers. But I still hate to leave them. We have bonded over the last four months. It feels like so much longer than that. I even have built relationships with a lot of the parents. It is nice to know they like me. Many of the parents are not happy I am leaving, just as I am. That shows me that I am making a difference. I do NOT do it for the pay, I do it for the satisfaction of being with kids. I hope that I have taught them something, but at teh end of the day, they have taught me more than I could ever teach them! I will miss my kids! Yes I call them MY kids!!! Look at these pictures....how could I not miss them and not want to leave??