This Is Probably a Bad Thing

So lately I have been working in an austistic Pre-K room. I kinda secretly love it. I wouldn't want to do regular Pre-K, its not for me. These kids are special though. You can't really discipline them, you kinda just have to roll with it. Its a different thing, it almost makes me want to be a special education Pre-K teacher. Almost...

Its fun to do crafts all the time. They don't really write or read. Talking in any form of a coherent sentence doesn't really exist. It is all about getting them to do things for themselves like potty training or just using scissors. Simple things that I take for granted is hard for them. Pulling up their pants while still in the bathroom stall is a chore for them. Staircases are hard, holding a pencil is hard, so many things for them are hard.

Its timeless in that class, class periods don't really exist. You don't teach reading, writing, science, but rather whatever you can get through with them. They count and many other things, but then again they don't sit still through a story reading. The attention span is short and you can't really put them back on task. Maybe this is my calling, who knows...I just really like them.

I've been mad since yesterday. I realize the only time I completely forgot about it was when I was at work. I love my co-workers, they are awesome. My students are special, that's the best way to describe them, special. Sometimes I get kisses, sometimes i get hit, I just roll with it. If I could, I would decorate the hell out of that classroom and make it a fairytale for those kids. As it is, there is more crafting supplies than I could possibly have an idea for. I LOVE IT.

I know I'm going to get kicked out eventually, but for now I adore it. I'll take every second I can get. In the meantime I'm having a blast :)