Kids Are Way More Observant Than We Think....

This I'm beginning to discover after teaching for a while now. The kids notice EVERYTHING. They notice if I've showered in the morning as opposed to the night before. My hair is slightly damp and I get the question, "Teacher, shower today?" then we spend 10 minutes talking about when everyone showers. If I wear my hair down or in braids, it sends shockwaves down the halls - everyone is trying to touch my hair, or getting their friends to come look at me. If I have a cold or am tired, the kids are sure to call on it. I walk in with one of the other teachers, and I hear about it later in the day ("Teacher! I saw you talking with Brant Teacher this morning" - And then I have to explain that, no, we're not married, and no we don't have kids together). Anyways today, I got a good dose of kidisms...

So I'm sitting in Drama Class today - let me back up a moment... I have turned Drama Class into Art Class because the kids get way too out of hand if I try to teach them Drama. Anyways, we're all sitting around and one of the little boys I teach (6-7 years old) starts talking about his dad. And says "When my dad drinks soda, he..." And then gets up and wobbles around all shakily.

At first I have no idea what he is talking about. Then another boy starts to laugh, and yells out, "My dad, when he drink soda, he..." And proceeds to pretend to drink something, wobble around and fall back and act out smashing his head against the wall. Then a third boy gets up and goes, "My dad, he drink soda and BLAHHHHHHH," miming a bunch of vomit coming out of his mouth.

At this point, I wise up and go, "Soda or Soju??" And the kids chorus back, "Soju!!" Soju is Korean rice wine, by the way.

This is made even funnier by the fact that tomorrow is the kids graduation... So I get to meet all their parents. I am sure they would love to know that their little kids are not only telling their teacher about their drunken episodes but acting them out as well... I guess it is a Drama Class afterall!

Now I'm seriously afraid to ever have kids... It's like having a tiny spy in your house with you... all the time!