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bad days
By aud

I still remember my first week of teaching. I was hired mid year to be the 10th kindergarten teacher. They had no room for me so I was in a trailer outside next to a busy road and the door to the building was so heavy the
kids couldnt open it by themselves. My first day a boy took a fire extinguisher off the wall and sprayed half my class while we were waiting in line for the bathroom. That same week and kid cut the headphones off the computer because he didn't want to go to the computer. (It was a literacy program and our administration required every child to spend so many minutes per day on the computers.)

That same week a girl slit open the bean bags and all those little white things fell out. (Turns out she was a self mutilator and I had to confiscate all sharp objects after she cut herself.) Did I mention there was 24 of them, 1 of me -- no asst., and no bathroom or water in the trailer.

This doesnt even cover the bird poop, crazy parents and variety of other crazy events that happened to me that year. I am just amazed that I stuck it out. Now I try to remember these things when I'm having a bad day. It helps me to remember that this too shall pass.

Good luck!