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i hate children. does that make me a bad person? so hard. so hard. how do other teachers do it? does anyone know how to keep kids interested? i like it when they are lively and curious and having fun with each other, but i'd like for them to pay attention to me too. ugh. the things i have to put up with to make an extra 90 bucks a week. So, I got the wierdest crappy job ever. I interviewed for this shady tutoring company in orange county that i found from craigslist. he wants me to lie to the kids and their parents and tell them i'm credentialed, yet i had to explain to him what credentialing meant. Not to mention no self-respecting credentialed teacher would work there. He only hires college students and I'm the only grad who even works there. I had to fight to get even 15 dollars an hour and I work way too hard to get that little pay and I know i get paid more than any of the other "teachers." ugh. i can't wait to quit last minute. make him suffer. so do i sound bitter?

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  • evillinclinations said on Jan 22, 2007....
    Know what? I don't blame you, and kids are really really hard to deal with sometimes....I have a kid, and sometimes, I hate kids too. I mean, I love my daughter, but jesus christ...the average attention span for a kid under 10 is what, like 15 seconds? It can be really really hard to keep them focused, and listening. I can't imagine how much harder it'd be to be a teacher, so don't feel bad, 'k? I think the only way to get them to really pay attention is to come down to their level, but that can be easier said than done. Oh, and it doesn't mean you're a bad person.

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