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JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I work at a local church, as an afterschool teacher. I work with Mrs. A and we watch over a group of second and third graders. I showed up at the interview the first day; it was about 10:00. The steps seemed to be a lot bigger than I had remembered them being. I climb up the stairs, pulled open the doors, and made my way to the office, where Mrs. K was waiting for me. She took me back to a pre-school room, and the interview commenced. She started asking me some basic questions, then some more thoughtful ones. I left the church, feeling like I nailed the interview, and got in my mom's car and talked to her about how it went.
Two days later, I got the call that I had been accepted. It was then that I breathed a sigh of relief.
Then, I jumped up and down shouting and cheering.
On my first day of work, I was terrified. I had thrown up in the car on the way over to the church. All that was going through my mind was "What if I screw up?!" I got there, and walked into the office. There, waiting for me, was a room full of people I didn't know at all. However, to the right, I saw a familiar face. It was one of my best friends growing up! (I'm not saying people's real names for obvious reasons. :P) I was walked around the church, and shown where I would be working, and then I waited in th gym with everyone else. At around 3:45, the children burst through the steel doors. I was shocked at how many kids there were! I didn't know at the time what group I was assigned to, but was shortly told I would be teaching 2nd/3rd combo.
Our group showed up, everyone was there, and we played Pac-Man in the gym. I jumped in and played with the kids, and we all had a lot of fun. We went back to the classroom, then had snack, and came back to the classroom for homework time. I had immediately hit it off with almost all of the kids, and I helped my assistant teacher's kid with her math. Ugh. Math. But I CAN do second or third grade math. :D
The kids made their way home, then I left as my dad came to pick me up. I had had an amazing day, and was ready for day two.
I'm noticing different personalities in these kids, and it fascinates me! Some are very outgoing, others are not. It reminds me of what I learned in English about Freud's Id, Ego, and Superego. ^_^ I enjoyed that lesson. And now I see all these kids, and how they apply to it.
Anyways.
Now, here I am, starting my third week. The kids are slowly figuring out what grinds my gears, and they're pushing it. However, I love each and every single one of them. They're a good group. And I really wan to keep this job. So... I'm switching schools. I'm no longer going to DSA, but I'm switching. DSA lets out at 3:45, and I need to BE there by 3:45. And there's no way I could be there by then. So, I decided switching was the best thing to do. I made a lot of friends there, and I'm sure I'll make a lot more. My friends that I'm leaving will just have to carry on without me. However, it's not like I'm dying or disappearing. There will be those that I miss. There will also be those that I will be soooo happy to leave.
Alrighty. I must leave now.
Bye-bye.
Hasta luego.
~ Tim
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