Oppsgal:

I am still analyzing the benefits in being a preschool teacher.


Not sure what are the benefits like working hours/annual leave/pay/poos cleaning etc...

Seems like no kindergarten teachers in forums to help answer my question.

Hi!! I'm a Filipino kindergarten teacher. I just joined the site... couldn't resist your question. I actually have a degree in Secondary Education, major in English, but I've been a Kindergarten teacher for almost four years now. I blame it all on a movie called \"Daddy Daycare\". By Eddie Murphy? Not sure if you're familiar but he got fired from his job and he got stuck with his pre-schoooler son and thought he could turn it into a business. I fell for the cuteness factor of the kids and thought I could do it. Then opportunity presented itself and i took the bait.

Here's the \"are-you-kidding-me?\" part. I have two classes in a day. Three hours in the morning and three hours in the afternoon. The number of kids in one class doesn't go less than fifteen no matter how hard I pray. Once i had twenty five in one class. So on average i handle thirty-five kids a day. THIRTY-FIVE kids in one day. Who does that, right? Well, I do believe I'm a superhero. :nunchuk:

But the thing is, I love working with them... :scratchhead: most of the time.

They are capable of loving you unconditionally. They can surprise you with their thoughts, plus they love to gossip. They never hold grudges, easy to please, and their emotions so raw and honest. Their brains are like sponge (at least when they're interested) and they have faith in you.

We all have our individual crazies. This one's mine. I don't know why I love to do it but we don't need reason for our passions and our insanity, which most of the time are the same things. I'm young, I'm naive, but in the meantime, what i get from preschool teaching is fulfillment. The chance to say I'm making something out of this world and yet i'm having fun. Kids are fun... most of the time.