Will you marry me?!

Everyone knows that often,
         students have crushes on their teachers
                   but rarely as teachers do we hear about this
until something funny happens.

Peanut-child has always been extremely quiet in the classroom
       other than a few melt downs,
    he always remains fairly calm and pleasant.
Never would I ever known that he finds me very charming.
        (Weird for a 4-year-old...never considered this a possibility)

Well, he apparently was wanting to take his feelings to the next level
        so his mom agreed to let him call "me" and tell me how he felt,
    which is impressive seeing as adult men are scared to take this step.

His mom took her friend's phone and "dialed my number"
    actually dialing her number
            and handed the phone to Peanut-child
She turned her back and pretended to be me.

Peanut-child said,
"Miss 'Crazy-Preschool-Teacher' I am going to marry you
     but I am eating dinner right now so it will have to wait."

His mom said she would marry him (posing as me) so...
     I am happy to inform you all that
  I am engaged to Prince Charming who can't marry me
         until he is done with dinner.

Coffee

A dear student of mine has an awesome mother, who tells her that she should never drink coffee because it will stunt her growth.

Well today, Awesome Mom was brushing her teeth.
            Dear Student asked her why she was brushing her teeth again, AM responded...
                  "Because I have coffee breath."

Dear Student responded...
    "Miss "Young-Preschool-Teacher" drinks lots of coffee at home
            because she doesn't want to grow anymore.
                     If she grew anymore, her head would be in heaven."

Dear Student....that is a very smart answer!

Side Note: I am 5'10"

Spring Forget-Everything-We-Know (Formally Spring Break)

Everyone knows, kids go crazy the day before break starts...
     Just a week ago, they could literally be heard screaming down the halls,
                      "SPRING BREAK IS  HERE!!!!!!!!"

What no one tells you is that breaks screw up a classroom, a school, everything (I may be a little dramatic!)

I remember being a kid, and you couldn't wait until school started back up so you could
        see your friends
             show off your new clothes/tan/haircut/shoes/etc.
                     hear all about their vacation.

As a teacher, breaks mean starting over again.
We only spent the first 3 months of school, perfecting how to walk in a line
     But spring break hit and today, instead of walking in a line, we walked in a bunch
            And when the line went straight, someone always turned left.

And then there are the things heard throughout school...

"Mrs. Teacher-who-makes-everyone-laugh, is "obviously a boy" a boy?  Because sometimes I think HE
           might be a girl."

"I have been sick 60 times today."

"Where did you get your dress?  I really like how crazy it looks." (Kindergarten boy said this).

"Can we turn off the air-conditioning?  It's too cold."  (Mind you, the air conditioning is brand new, first time
               it has been used in the classroom.


And my personal favorite of the day.....
     A boy slapped someone and then lied to me...OBVIOUSLY the cherry on top of a
                             crazy crazy day!  Check back later for my sanity...hopefully the lost will be found.

Lollipop Lick

As a preschool teacher, you get asked many interesting things...

But this question, definitely topped the questions asked in my teaching career.

As a teacher, you lose your voice quite frequently,
     at least as a young teacher you do.

I was having one of those weeks,
   where you cough more than you talk,
       and you can't make it through reading a page aloud without a drink of water.

Of course I am the teacher who forgot the cough drops at home...so I was eating a lollipop outside while the children played happily.  (I know, not a smart idea...only eat when you have enough to share...)

Well, precious little preschooler approaches me, and says...

"Miss "Young preschool teacher who should have known better" (actually said my last name), can I have a lick of your lollipop?"

My response, "No you may not, but thanks for asking."


I should have known better...but I guess we learn as we go,
      at least that's my hope.