teacher

ruby just finished her 15th book this evening, meaning that tomorrow at school, she will become a 'teacher'. she has been talking about this for weeks, and is totally excited to receive her teacher badge and be able to help her classmates with their reading. she was a reading machine last week over spring break. she took home 4 books, and finished them all. in this reading program, each book must be read {to an adult} a total of 20 times. that means she read almost 80 times last week. whoa! that's a lot. at one point during the week, though, she had had enough. she announced to me that she no longer wanted to be a teacher, that she would rather just be a mom. actually, she said, i want to be an artist mom, NOT a teacher mom. i think what she really wanted, and most definitely needed at that point, was a nap. she woke up feeling good, and ready to read again. today, as she was finishing up her 15th book, she said to me, mom, this book is hard, but it is so funny. and then she asked, mom? why does ms. arlene use such old words? i wasn't sure i understood what she was getting at, and had to ask for some clarification.well, it's weird because ms. arlene puts all the old words in the books, like, nephi. ha. this girl is so funny. it's been such a joy being able to witness this learning process, and then to watch as she develops a love for reading. who knows, maybe she actually will become a teacher some day.
although, she's still pretty set on being an artist mom.