Yesterday, I found out that I would no longer be teaching kindergarten. I had been feeling pushed out of my classroom and the boss made it official yesterday. It’s not that I’m a bad teacher or the children don’t like me, it’s that the 1st grade teacher is going on maternity leave soon and someone needs to cover her class. I was hoping the new teacher would take it over, but not. Ugh. I definitely teared up a bit, and was grateful that I had the time to walk outside. I didn’t want to breakdown in front of the kids, so that was good. Who knew I’d care so much about these kids? I sure didn’t. I don’t even really like kids; at least I don’t think I do.
Anyway, this post is supposed to be about photography. I finally brought my Holga to the school. I took a group photo of the students who cooperated, candids, and portraits of the kids who wanted their own photos. They were so excited to see a camera and had so many questions about what I was doing. Why was I looking into the camera? What did I see? I was able to show the curious students the different parts of the camera, and how to take a picture. I didn’t think to show them how to advance the film or how to use the rudimentary zoom functions. I’d say they could learn next time, but there won’t be a next time.
The funniest part of this sad moment was when I let the students use the camera. They wanted to take self-portraits. I do not know how these pictures will turn out. I don’t even think they took a picture of their entire face. I can’t wait to have the film developed and show the students the photos that they took. Basically, I’m using any excuse to visit my former class. Oh , the hazards of leaving teachers.
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