An interesting thing happens the longer you are a teacher. When you first start teaching or are around elementary age kids a lot, you get sick ALL THE TIME. I mean, you pretty much have a cold the first 6 months of your job. But as you work there, your body builds up an immunity to their germs. And believe me- these kiddos are GERMY.
Perfect example? Swine flu season last year. We had 600 kids out over a 2 month period. And here I am right in the thick of it with their snotty noses, their phlemy coughs, fevers, you name it. I saw it. And I didn't even get the sniffles. Didn't get the H1N1 shot either. (thats a whole other story)
My point is, you build up a tolerance to the germy wormys. Which is good, until you change schools and encounter a whole other set of germs.
Ergo, the bronchial infection I now have, thanks to my 3rd graders. We've had students out most of last week with these god-awful coughs, and now look who has a cough- Miss N. Way to go 3rd graders.
And you know, when I go back to FRES after student teaching is over, I'll probably get sick from their germs too.
Le sigh.
Coughingly yours,
Nay
Feel better soon, my darling friend!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I owe you a phone call ... As soon as finals are over. :)