Thursday, March 22, 2007

the good and the ugly

I told my friends recently that I discovered the biggest challenge as a kindergarten teacher isn't dealing with the kids but with their parents. A recent incident aptly proved my point.

Mister, it was extremely unfair of you to make accusations simply based on the claims made by your over-protected, 5-year-old daughter. Aren't squabbles amongst kids very common? And it's only natural that boys become little rough when they get carried away. But I'm sure the boys aren't insensible to the extent of posing an immense physical threat to your precious child, unlike the exaggerated picture that you painted. Anyway, your ludicrous threats of reporting the matter to higher authorities aren't gona scare anyone, you finger-pointing vile creature.

Man, I wish I've a chance to tell him that to his face.

Unpleasant events aside, interestingly, my boys do have their own unique and rather subtle means of expressing their friendliness. I was helping this boy Ben to hand out stickers to his eager friends when he suddenly took a flower-shaped one and muttered, "this one... I need to give somebody..." Then he turned to me, reached out and stuck it onto my blouse like how he did for the rest. Oh-so-heartwarming (: another kid Sam who's usually glum and grouchy, recently offered me a "wangwang" snack by simply holding it right under my nose and avoiding eye contact. Heh well, such sweet little gestures do make my day!

Oh yes, heartiest congrats to my officer cadet trainee (:

by exalted! at 8:38 pm |