Blogging About A Child's Perception Of His Kindergarten Teacher

Five year old children are such a delight to watch as they learn and expand on their knowledge of the world. I remember one year when a child kept circling my desk as I sat working. When it got to the point where he started looking under my desk, I finally asked "Did you lose something sweetie?" He looked up at me with a puzzled expression and asked "Where do you sleep?"

I have gotten that question in other years as well.  Open House is always an eventful night since it is often the first time a classroom teacher meets the parents of his or her students. Since I live about thirty minutes away from my school, I knew I would not be able to make it home and get back in time so I brought my dress to change into after school. I threw it over my chair when I entered my classroom that morning and immediately began attending to early morning tasks. Once the students arrived, a precious little boy with a head full of blond curls walked over to me. He kept looking at my desk and  finally asked "Do you sleep here?" with a puzzled look. He was staring at the dress as he asked. I assured him I did not.

It is also fun to run into students outside of the classroom setting. Once I ran into a child at the grocery store who looked at me in shock and asked "What are YOU doing here?" I guess he thought I stayed in my classroom 24/7!

Today we had a potential kindergartner visit briefly. The child's parent said that they could not stay  because of another appointment but would be back soon for another visit. The child knows a little boy in my classroom. My little student ran over to give his friend a hug and then introduced me by saying "This is Ms. B.... my teacher.  When he learned they weren't staying, he said "You can come back tomorrow if you want to." The child's mother laughed and said I wouldn't be there tomorrow to which he replied "Yes she will. She lives here."