Twice now I've been asked to leave my students in the care of someone else in order to go relay a message to another teacher.
Once was while they were being tested and I panicked at the idea of not being there to see them when they were finished. Who would greet them as they came out? Who would give them a high five or a hug and tell them they were brave for taking such a hard test? Who would give my loud-voice student a dirty look to remind him to use a quiet voice in the hallway? Who would know how to cheer up my crier and keep the tears at bay?
The second time was at an assembly and I panicked at the idea of leaving them in the midst of a sea of students. What if the person watching them didn't recognize when my ADD student got distracted and wandered off? What if my super shy student got scared of all the loud noises and I wasn't there to give her our secret thumbs up signal to tell her it was all right? What if I died in a horrible hallway accident by a stray swamp cooler falling on me and I could never make it back to them, would they remember to bring their show and tell on Friday for the 2nd grade ME Fair so that they wouldn't feel left out from all the other classes?
This much we know, I would be a wreck as a mother.
Once was while they were being tested and I panicked at the idea of not being there to see them when they were finished. Who would greet them as they came out? Who would give them a high five or a hug and tell them they were brave for taking such a hard test? Who would give my loud-voice student a dirty look to remind him to use a quiet voice in the hallway? Who would know how to cheer up my crier and keep the tears at bay?
The second time was at an assembly and I panicked at the idea of leaving them in the midst of a sea of students. What if the person watching them didn't recognize when my ADD student got distracted and wandered off? What if my super shy student got scared of all the loud noises and I wasn't there to give her our secret thumbs up signal to tell her it was all right? What if I died in a horrible hallway accident by a stray swamp cooler falling on me and I could never make it back to them, would they remember to bring their show and tell on Friday for the 2nd grade ME Fair so that they wouldn't feel left out from all the other classes?
This much we know, I would be a wreck as a mother.
