Primary Statistics
Iʼd like to post a few statistics from my Primary class today.
- Number of children in class: 7
- Number of teachers: 2
- Parents who had to be called in because their kid was so unruly: 1
- Number of kids who ran around the Primary room during Sharing Time: 2
- Members of the Primary presidency who restrained at least one of the kids: 3
- Other teachers who restrained at least one of the kids: 3
- Number of times that I had to pick up a kid: 10
- Body parts that I had to grab to keep a kid still: arms, legs, foot, waist (I thought about ear, but it never actually came to that)
- Number of times I changed seats to keep a closer eye on someone: about 100
- Articles of clothing removed by kids in my class: 4
- Number of times one of the boys tried to pull off a little girlʼs necklace: 5
- Number of times she hit him back: 3
- Number of toys that had to be hidden: 2
- Number of attempts to open a door and flee: 20 (by the children, though donʼt think that the thought didnʼt cross my mind, too)
- Attempts to play with the microphone in the Primary room: 4
- Trips to the bathroom: 2
- Number of times I looked at my watch to see if it was time to go home: 37
- Number of injuries: 2 (a head bump and a busted lip that drew blood)
- Number of times I got tickled: 4
- Number of times one of my girls tried to pull off my nose: 3
- Number of times I almost cried: 3
- Number of times I actually cried: 1
- Kids that cried: 2
- Text messages sent to William asking for another set of hands: 1
- Number of responses: 0
- Important gospel principles learned: probably 0
- Total time: 120 minutes
Yes, my class was so astonishingly and shockingly bad today that the Primary presidency is having a meeting this week to talk about what to do with them. Next week, Iʼm packing a stun gun …