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RMA9728
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For those that have taught kindergarten....
have anyone felt it wasn't for them?
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Posted 9/8/10 9:09 PM  |
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ricaim
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Re: For those that have taught kindergarten....
I loved it, but I have a friend who has taught 3rd for most of her career and she hated kindergarten. I think it was hard for her because they are really such babies still at that age and 3rd graders are so independent.
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| Posted 9/8/10 9:24 PM |
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Epeebes
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Re: For those that have taught kindergarten....
Yes! In the beginning I was like I can't do this! It's almost as if starting from scratch. But it started to grow on me. I was able to teach them the foundations to be successful learners in the later years, and to see them progress so much was pretty cool. I also loved being able to be silly and at times corny with them.
Give it a few months, it's tough especially if you taught older grades, but they grow on you. 
With that said, I don't think I would want to do it again, but it was a nice experience. Good Luck!
Why do you think it's not for you?
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| Posted 9/8/10 9:26 PM |
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InShock
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Re: For those that have taught kindergarten....
ME ME ME!
I taught K for 1 year and honestly, I hated it. It just wasn't for me in terms of how I like to teach. I TOTALLY get how *other* people could love it - just not for me.
FYI, I teach 1st grade (this is my 5th year) and it is just a million times better than K to me!!
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| Posted 9/8/10 10:01 PM |
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RMA9728
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Re: For those that have taught kindergarten....
I know it's only the first day, but this was honestly the first time that I cried and said to myself....I don't want to do this.
I have most of my experience in 5/6th grade and the last time I taught k was in 1997 for two months (leave replacement)...things have changed a lot since then.
The funny thing was that the kids were adorable and my ds started k today as well...so it made me think of them. It is just so overwhelming what they want these kiddos to know and their such babies still.
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| Posted 9/8/10 10:23 PM |
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scubashell44
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Re: For those that have taught kindergarten....
UGH....I did it for 2 months and that was 2 months too long for me. I'm such a secondary person. Granted, I was the ESL teacher, and was only pulling them for 40-80 minutes and I STILL felt that way.
I find it funny, since while I was in school, I always wanted to work with the younger kids...until I actually got in the classroom and realized I was too sarcastic for elementary
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| Posted 9/8/10 11:05 PM |
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MissJones
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Re: For those that have taught kindergarten....
Posted by Epeebes
Yes! In the beginning I was like I can't do this! It's almost as if starting from scratch. But it started to grow on me. I was able to teach them the foundations to be successful learners in the later years, and to see them progress so much was pretty cool. I also loved being able to be silly and at times corny with them.
Give it a few months, it's tough especially if you taught older grades, but they grow on you.
With that said, I don't think I would want to do it again, but it was a nice experience. Good Luck!
Why do you think it's not for you?
This was my good friend's experience, too. She went from 6th to 2nd to K. She was miserable for the first 2 months. Now, she'll admit she loved 2nd the most but is happy in K.
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| Posted 9/9/10 7:05 AM |
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Re: For those that have taught kindergarten....
oh yeah...taught it for 1 year and it was not for me at all...too young...I taught 4th then now 5th for 2 years. So much more my style.
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| Posted 9/9/10 8:04 AM |
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mosh913
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Re: For those that have taught kindergarten....
I taught it for 3 years. Hated it the first 2 years, loved it by the 3rd. I teach first now and at this point of the year, they're not much different from K and we have to get them to be so much more independent.
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| Posted 9/9/10 2:14 PM |
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donegal419
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Re: For those that have taught kindergarten....
YES! i hated it!!!! academically, it just was not stimulating enough for me. i went to 5th grade the next year and have been going that since and i am MUCH happier!
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| Posted 9/10/10 11:43 AM |
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beautyq115
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Re: For those that have taught kindergarten....
Last year when I came back from maternity leave I was pretty much just covering classes. I dreaded anything below second grade especially pre K and K. I pretty much told the principal if she ever permanently puts me in anything below grade 2 we would have a problem because I can not do it!
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