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The Kindergarten Affair
by Areku
part 9: All those Children
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I had a lesson to prepare, a day to plan, and twenty five children to watch while I did it. Life was not easy.
I have heard that it is best to have a schedual for young children to follow. While that may be best for them it certainly makes the days predictable for me. In fact, the days almost ran as one...
While I was teaching, the same children would talk and have to be separated. One would start yawning, then get up and walk away. My aide would run franticly over to the child and try to sit him (or her) back down, but that was her concern. I only had to work with the children sitting directly in front of me.
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Snack time, that wonderful fifteen to thirty minutes when everyone has the chance to screem 'I want.'
Child number one was alergic to pretzels so his mommy packed him some cookies.
Child number two wanted two helpings instead of just one.
Child number three wanted what child number one had, and was determined to get it no matter what the cost.
Child number four refused to say what he wanted, so I ignored him and moved on.
Child number five wanted to talk about everything but the snack. She proceeded to give me all the details of her private family life, which I did not ask for. She may have been getting down to the point sometime, but I wasn't willing to wait, so I stuck my aide on her.
Child number three and one had to be separated. Child nuber three didn't get a snack because he was misbehaving. Child number one was content to shove his cookies in his mouth at a separate table.
Then came the drinks. Oh help, please!
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During the craft, the same little boy would rebel and want to do something else. A few other boys would follow him in this pursuit. The rebellion proceeded as always, until I caught them and sat them back down.
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At recess the same older boy would rotate between ten of his young companions to abuse. At some point he would have to be dragged off the other boy's (or girl's) back, and taken inside. Sometime I should talk to his parents, but not today, today I'm too busy.
The same girl and boy were playing together, today it was in the sand box. The boy seemed to be playing airplane with his hand. It flew over the sand, went over his head, and then plummeted down into the sand. This action caused the sand to fly everywhere, including all over the girl sitting opposite him. I was sure she'd come running to me to tattle, but she didn't. He looked concerned as she rubbed the sand out of her eyes and smiled at the boy. I couldn't watch them anymore because the school bully had taken up the assault again.
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Today they had gym class, a blessed relief when someone else would get to watch them all. I could kick back for half an hour while my aid took them to the gym and supervised. I should have taken them myself, but she needed the experience for when she had a job. I watched the line depart, the an over enthusiastic boy pulling at a girl's hair. The molested girl would then start screaming and crying, and for once the aide would have to take care of it.
I smiled maliciously and closed my eyes.
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They would come back worn, and bruised. More than ready for a nap, which I was more than happy to give them after lunch.
Lunch was outside today, it was too nice a day to keep them in, not that any of them would feel like running around after gym. I certainly don't have a problem with the little bundles of joy enjoying a room temperature meal out under the hot martian sun.
The boy and girl from the playgroud were sitting together. He didn't look particularly happy with the arangement, but he never looked happy. She chattered on, some inarticulate happy sylabols, inarticulate because I was across the yard, happy because she was always happy.
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After lunch hour they all filed into the classroom and promptly lay down on their mats, it was story time. The idea was to read them a story then they would take a nap. The story idea was 'nice' but the nap part was a bit ideal.
I don't beleive any of the children actualy slept after the story. But I have come of the opinion that wether they sleep or not this was a good chance to exert my authority as teacher over the group. If I did not establish that I was in control, they wouldn't listen to me the rest of the time.
So after listening to a lovely story about an ant that refused to gather food, they lay on their mats and stared at the ceiling, or shuffled around, or wispered to eachother.
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The last part of the day was room time. This is when the children got to play with the toys in the room, until their parents came and took them home. After nap time they got up and rushed through the dividers that separated the the tables and the toys.
I heard the usual crash a someone pulled a box of cars and trucks to the ground. There was shout as a boy tried pulling a doll away from the blue haired girl. The brown haired boy stepped between them and took the doll. After the agressive child left he gave it to the blue girl and she erupted into happy exclamations.
I moved away from the divider, and let my aid wory about the bullie who was ripping out a girl's hair. I had to sit down and concentrate on tomorrow's activities.
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AN I am sorry about the long wait for this chapter. I kinda had stuff, and SAT prep, and more stuff, and EVIL economics, and writers block. Gomene, gomene.
Rachel you are too kind. :)
Kat sorry about all the characters. giggles I was on a high and wanted to do something wild. So here's the list.
Himeko- Hime chan's ribbon, an oldish magic girl I think I spelled her name wrong.
Usagi- Sailor Moon, Magic Girl
Momoko- Wedding Peash, Magic Girl
Miaka- Fushigi Yuggi, Girl in another world
Umi- Rayearth, Girl in another world/fantasy/magic girl
Sakura- I was split between Card Captor Sakura and Weiss Kreuz, so I tried to make her both.
Ran- or Aya from Weiss Kreuz
Momaru- from Sailor Moon, or Omi from Weiss Kreuz
Miho- Fancy Lala, magic girl
In my opinion they all seem OOC... aw well...
Disclaimer, the rights to Nadesico are held by Kia Asamiya, Xebec, and ADV. All of which I greatly respect, and have no intention of ripping off. So please don't sue me.
