on Teaching Little Kids

542 days ago
	Well, I am as always happy that it is friday and the weekend is in sight. That is not to say that I dislike what I am doing... in fact I really enjoy the experience of teaching kids in 4th grade. I try to think back to what I was like in 4th grade. I was in germany at that time and I remember that the class was quite a group. At that grade the kids don't really make their little groups, but just hang out in a big mass. For the most part the kids I teach are similar to what I remember from that age. I guess the biggest different is their environment has turned them into couch potatoes. Not all of them... there are a few who still go out and catch bugs (catching bugs here means that you can get some stag beetles which are as big as the kids hands). They are highly devoted to the teacher and for the most part are amicable. Their attention span is better than the younger ones, but after about 10 minutes of any activity their attention wanes. I think one year of this should be enough to give me an experience and ensure that I will still enjoy it, but not long enough to become a bit routine, which is something that I would not like if I am teaching kids... the novelty of it is part of what makes it interesting for me.