Filling it in...

Can't believe its been about a month that I put down my thoughts last...been wanting to write since so long! I have to admit I was not able to juggle all the things so well. So what was I up to? Where are my kids and how are they doing? Any improvements? Any interesting stuff to share? What was good and what was not so good? Gonna fill it in...Read along :)
I see a good change in my kids in terms or behavior. They have completely stopped hitting each other. They actually know the meaning of the "be nice" rule in my class. YEH!! A few of them have started speaking in English be it broken sentences or sentences that sound more like the figure of speech-inversion:) I am just glad they are making an effort. And yes! My kids love home work...they make sure they do their home work for that little appreciation from didi or an added star under their names for excellence. My biggest delight was to know from two parents that their kids do not want to stay back home. They want to come to school every day. The parents were happy to see this change in them. Another such incidence happened the other day when I was to conduct a Math test. This kid Jaideep, apparently was held back at home by his mother because the rickshaw wala did not turn up. Jaideep is not very good at Math. But he cried and cried and told his mother he has to go to school and give the Math test as he had studied for it. Jaideep's mom called me up an hour after the school started. I told her to drop Jaideep to school and he had the biggest smile on his face when he entered class:) Another incidence that touched me this morning...During assembly a kid who barely knows his alphabets raised his hand to come up and read the pledge. He completely failed but I am so proud of his willingness to try.
Yes, did face some lows too. No matter how hard I try with this kid Atharv he refuses to write. He knows the answers orally but says its too boring to write! I have tried a variety of stuff with him from changing places to being soft and hard. Absolutely nothing seems to be working! :( And the other day I reached some 10 minutes late to school and some of the kids were standing on my chair and trying to put on the lights and fans. The principal got to know about this and she yelled real bad at the kids. I was for some reason feeling low that day. And after the principal left, I burst out into tears in front of my kids. They felt sorry that their behavior made me cry. The next morning, Rohan (who did absolutely nothing the previous day) got me a flower and said "didi kal ke liye sorry"...my heart melted. Savita wrote a small chit which said "my didi is so nice...smile didi"
All in all I would say things are going okay. There is not a major change in terms of kids reading, writing and understanding English on their own. It is surely not going to come that easy. I do get overwhelmed at times. So little time and so much to do. But its the morning every day when I enter class and see kids hiding under their desks and popping out to wish me, its the parents who say there is some good change in their kids, its the kids who raise their hands and admit they have not understood, its the pride in the kids eyes I see every time I put a star in their notebooks for good work, its all these priceless feelings that keeps me going...The best part about this job is there is no jealousy among colleagues, there is no feeling like I am not getting paid enough for my work, there is no competition...its pure work! Its pure satisfaction! Yes it does have a very big weight tied to it. I do feel restless at times thinking so many kids are dependent on me. Their parents want results. It is physically very strenuous as well. Just need all your blessings and things will fall in place :)