i've decided that my kindergarten classes are my favorite. the older kids are lots of fun to teach, too, but kindergartners are so cute and excited about learning -they actually WANT to learn. that makes things fun. each child is such a character -there's willy who lives in a far away world and whose mouth drops wide open every time i manage to pull him back to the world of phonics. there's kevin who likes to draw complex math problems on the white board while i'm teaching new spellings words. there is jenny who drops her pencil on the floor and leans over inch by inch as slowly as possible as if she's an old lady with arthritis. there is 5 year old owen who can't understand a word i say, but looks up at me with his big eyes, hanging on my every word. and there is lisa who draws hearts full of love notes for me on the white board before class, but doesn't listen to a word i say during class. etc. etc. etc. i can't wait to take pictures so you can see their cuteness first hand.