So, I met the kid's kindergarten teacher today.. she seems nice. I think I also obligated myself to reading the same book to 14 different children, one at a time, weekly. I suspect I'll be trying to slice my wrists with papercuts by the end.. but let's think of more creative ways to make this more enjoyable.

What kind of book? What is the purpose of this exercise?

When they don't give me migraines, I love working with kids - especially in the morning. Their enthusiasm is infectious and better than coffee for fortifying you against the day. Also, working one-on-one is, I think, a fantastic opportunity for flexing your creative muscles.

read "everyone poops" and demonstrate while reading.

now is the time to make them shit themselves.

for show and tell she could bring back the shit you laid in class... molded into a godzilla and all the little kids turds could be teh japanese.

then next week you can assemble a collage of all the events and make a lolcat that says, "i can haz childhood traumaz?"

I mean DID you cry. God I am too tired to type.

Again, working with kids one-by-one is an excellent educational opportunity. It gives you the chance to cater to each one's individual learning style and engage with them at a personal level using a variety of approaches. Many teachers prefer to work with smaller groups for just such a reason. And the same thing over and over again (be it lesson, story, or experiment) is the very nature of pedagogy. The book is not for you; it is for the kid. Getting over the repetitive nature of the material itself might give you the opportunity to really experience the diversity of ways in which people themselves can approach a situation.