I applied to an onlide ad for teacher's assistants at a private school in the Quad Cities. I thought, well that's a good way to find out if i want to teach while makin moolah. at the interview i found out it was for two classrooms-the infant (-1 year) and the 3-5 yr olds. i thought it'd be fun to work with babies (i know, i know...it doesnt have much to do with teaching, but they're damn cute and i had to take the opportunity). the interviewer assured me i can still try the older room at any time to see which i like best. so my first day was today (wednesday) working in the baby classroom and here's what i learned:
-babies are freakin cute-minus the constant stream of mucus
-multiple babies can cause a large amount of stress over an 8 hour period
-one baby can cry the entire day, and people around him will say, "oh, he always does that"
-teacher's aid is a glorified way of saying babysitter of 12 kids under 1(in this "classroom" at least)
-either blue eyes are becoming more dominant or high-income parents tend to have kids with blue eyes
-a baby can produce so much poop at one time that it goes up the back of its shirt while he's standing up
-although the babies are adorable, i realized i should be in the 3-5 yr old classroom when a 3 yr old told me that swiper swiped dora's backpack, and he yelled "swiper, no swiping!!"
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That swiper's a handful all right
They probably belong in the circus circus
this sounds like my dream job minus the creeping poop.
don't let those slippery suckers roll off any tables...
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oh kata, you definitely have a way of calling me out on my oh-so-minor mishaps. however, since marge also mentioned the "baby slipping" incident after hearing of the job (and im sure the rest of you were thinking it), let me assure you all that i have learned from the past and will not be dropping any more babies. this is mostly because i'm too busy concentrating on the 17 step process we're required to follow while changing a diaper. also, in my defense, that other baby was ugly.
oh dude i totally agree, ugly babies deserve to be dropped. 17 step process?? what more can there be besides rip, wipe, re-stick?
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