attempt #334567

every so often I decide to really dedicate my self to keep a consistent blog about my first/second year of teaching. so I am off again in order to keep a record of all the craziness/fun/fantasticness of teaching six boys with autism. so I'm off...

today we spent the day at van courtland park. with sprinklers and a huge playground. overall it was a fun day despite three out of four of my kids crying. lets see kid #1 cried because hes turn on the swings was over, but then continued to cry because he was rubbing his eyes so hard that had now smeared sunblock into his eyes. He was crying, repeating "eyes, eyes, eyes." So I sort of cornered him on a bench and quick dumped so water on his face and washed his eyes off. Despite his scrambling to escape I managed to wash his eyes off. kid #2 cried because well, i don't know, he cries immediately between bouts of laughter. I really couldn't explain it, however I can tell you it took about ten minutes before it was really bothersome. kid #3 sobbed because his turn on the swings was over as well. With thirty kids on the playground and four swings, threes a limited amount of time per kid.
However a certain teacher decided that she was literally going to fight with me over a swing. I put my kid on an empty swing because he was waiting for an empty swing, as I put him on it she decided to tell me she, yes, she was next. I told her he was already on the swing and I am not going to make him get off, you'll have to wait. If i pulled him of the swing, he would have been on the ground stamping his feet in a tantrum is that worth it? not so much. She continued to tell me she told me she was next and I heard her, it was HER turn. Really? your turn? I didn't realize the swings were for adults. confused. its not like I didn't hate her already... because shes a psycho. I know she stole my markers. yea i said it. I want them back!
I went out during lunch to get a latte from DD and when I came back two fellow teachers were sitting outside on a blanket having lunch. I just thought what a fantastic idea. It is a beautiful day. I sat with them for the rest of my lunch. Tomorrow is definitely a picnic lunch. :)