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[culver]

Has anyone else been given a job that they never thought they would have, but they have ended up liking it? I don't think these job assignments were such a bad idea. It's been a nice way to try something new. For me, at least.

And what are some activities that children would like? I need to think of some for Monday.

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[closetshark]

Eating paste, shrieking, defacing literature, throwing tantrums, falling in to wells, the list goes on.

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[culver]

Falling into wells is not an activity.
And I would prefer something that is not harmful anyway.

[closetshark]

You are obviously new to what children do.
You can sit them in corners and tell them cautionary tales of danger.

[culver]

I have never worked in a school before, no.
I am supposed to be teaching them, not scaring them.

[closetshark]

Telling them to be afraid of mass murdering psychopaths and wild animals is teaching them. Fear is the biggest teacher of humanity, trust me. I'm something of an expert on it.

[culver]

[sir you are being so unhelpful]

That sort of fear is not something they need right now.

[kegflipped]

cars are ok?
and the floor is lava.

[culver]

Just okay?
The floor is lava?

[kegflipped]

they aren't what i'm used to. that's all.
the floor is lava is a game in which you pretend that the floor is lava. you have to stay on furniture and stuff.

[culver]

What are you used to?
That sounds fun. I will suggest it to the teacher.

[kegflipped]

air conditioners. maybe plumbing but plumbers have to deal with other people's poop and that's very unfun.
there are also classics such as duck duck goose and red light green light.

[culver]

That sounds very unfun.
Would you believe that I have never played any of those?

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[attractedtodarkness]

Just give them crayons and see if they try to eat it

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[culver]

I don't think that is an activity.

[attractedtodarkness]

It will be if some of them use it to draw. How old are they anyway?

[culver]

Five. So eating is a big possibility.

[attractedtodarkness]

You're good with kids?

[culver]

I like to think so. And I don't think I would have been given this job if they thought I wasn't.

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[waiting]

Depends. How old are the kids we're talking about, here?

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[culver]

Five.

[waiting]

Puppet-making, maybe? You could have making the puppets be for one day, then have 'em plan out and put on a show on another.

[culver]

That's a good idea. What would the puppets be made of?

[waiting]

It'd probably be best to ask them to bring in stuff they've got around the house. Paper bags, old socks, paper tubes if they've got it. Depends on how much you trust them around scissors, I guess.

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[pyms]

The jobs are great. I can't say I don't like my job but I do miss doing what I know I'm good at. What did they give you?

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[culver]

I am working in a school with kindergartners.