Gah!

Argh!

Work this morning was CRAZY! It's hard being there only the short amount of time that I am. I enjoy the work and am grateful for the extra hours, but is a little communication too much to ask for???

I get frustrated when I'm there, and then virtually ignored by the classroom's teacher. Yes, you are the teacher, but seriously if you want this classroom to function well, you need to communicate with me!! How am I to know that you told someone they could be the line leader? Because believe it or not, it's a big freaking deal in preschool. I also get that you are stuck between a rock and a hard place, but to a certain degree you have some control over it. They take control of the class because YOU let them! Sometimes this whole let's talk it out until we're both blue in the face about why you telling other kids to make bad choices is not effective. For crying out loud, children need boundaries!!!!

Not to mention one of my kids threw a fit and hit me twice today, and also called me a jerk about 3 times. It's put me in a foul mood. I just don't know what to do about it anymore. I'm willing to help, but what it really comes down to is that people have to be accepting of that help. So until then, I'm gonna do my part, my responsibilities, show up on time, and leave when I'm scheduled to. I'm willing to go above and beyond but not when it's this difficult for me.