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The Civil Snowball Fight

L, 4: *throws snowball at M, 3*

M, 3: Wait, wait. You can throw snowballs at me. But don't throw them into my coat, that's chilly. Throw them AT my coat. That's okay.

L, 4: *throws snowball gently at M,3's coat*

M, 3: Yeah, like that.

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Teacher: *holds up letter 'P'*

Child: That's a 'P'!

Teacher: Correct. What sound does it make?

Child: . . . Jessica!

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those children who refuse to use the toilet but have enough bodily control to shit out a softball into their underwear without peeing a drop

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FIRECOCK!!! GARBAGECOCK!!! AIRPLAAAAAANE!!!

B, 2, looking out the window

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Teacher: This is "a." What sound does it make?

Child: "Aaaa," "aaaa," "aaaa."

Teacher: This is "b." What sound does it make?

Child: "Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz."

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Teacher: She had an accident, so she is wearing clean clothes.

Parent: Are these her clothes??

#children #child care #parenting #parents #preschool #teachers #well i don't know #ARE they your child's clothes?#did you use your looking eyes??#do you know what your child's clothes look like????

Preschool Newsletter: We are having an informational parent meeting next week. Please do not bring children.

First Parent to Answer: Are children expected to attend this meeting??

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Child: *staring dreamily into the classroom*

Teacher, Looking on: Wow, look at how peaceful they are. Just taking in all of their surroundings, satisfied with observing the order and activities of the other children. Children are such wonders.

Child: I just peed.

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That's my guy.

R, 3, in reference to his penis

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Changing Shoes

Child: *takes inside shoes out of shoe bin*

Child: *sits in cubby*

Child: *stands up*

Child: *pulls down pants*

Child: *sits in cubby*

Teacher: What are you doing

Child: *changes shoes*

Child: Changing my shoes

Child: *pulls up pants*

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The Football Game

C5: Hey, S5 are you gonna plaaaay??

H5: You have to be on the other team!

C5: No she has to be on this team, with the big boys, because she's a big girl

H5: But that's not fair to the little girls

M4: I'll play but I'm not a little girl. I'm a BIG GIRL

S5: What

M4: S4 come and be on my team!

C5: Hey, L3 and L4! You have to come be on the little girls' team

L3&L4: But we are playing on the tires.

A4: *runs out on field* reerureerureerureerureerureerureeru

S4: *brings giant pink bouncy ball to football game*

S5: What

C5: E4 is gonna kick the football!

E4: *throws football at ground directly in front of himself*

C5: Hey M4, S4! A4! We need you out on the field!!!!

M4, S4, A4: *stand against fence*

S4: *holds out pink ball to S5*

S5: Yeah lemme see that a minute *kicks pink ball to other side of playground*

H5: C5!! *throws football*

E4: *catches*

C5: *trying to wrestle football from E4* STOPPIT YOU ARE THE COACH

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trying to train an assistant teacher in your classroom is like

#teaching #preschool #assistant teacher #for real #just stop touching everything #read your training materials #DON'T DO ANYTHING #YOU'RE RUINING IT

Nineteen: So that's what your boobs look like

We ask children to walk into the school as soon as they are able, rather than being carried in your arms. It promotes independence, self-esteem, and self-sufficiency from a young age, and aids in empowering children so that they can feel a sense of owning their experiences at school each day. They start off walking into the classroom of their own accord, and feel secure in knowing a well-established routine.

It also prevents them from being able to reach your neckline and pull your shirt down to your bellybutton.

Just saying.

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Eighteen: Vigilance

We love it when you remember to take your child's bedding home to wash. We love it even more when you remember to bring it back.

And when you forget to check your child's fresh-from-the-dryer sleeping bag for other items that might have also been in the dryer, say, your black lacy panties, we spend the rest of the day giggling behind our hands.

Thank you for that.

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Seventeen: No

No. We cannot reschedule a whole-school event for which we have already rented public space and sent out detailed information because you will be out of town that day.

No.

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child: [supposed to be sleeping] *rolls around on cot*

child: *puts feet on floor*

child: *puts feet on shelf*

child: *puts feet on nearby chair*

child: *pulls chair closer to cot with toes*

child: *lifts chair onto edge of cot*

child: *pulls chair onto cot*

child: *squirms under chair*

child: *taps metal leg of chair with snap on pants*

child: *sees teacher watching chair debacle*