Potty Problems

 

When you teach little kids, you have to deal with many things during your school day. A lot of them have nothing to do with academics. Little kids need to learn how to hold a pencil, socialize with others, navigate the school, and go to the bathroom. Going to the bathroom can be scary if you are a little kid. Teachers usually have bathroom breaks during the school day and they take the whole class to the bathroom, but sometimes a child just cannot wait for the break. That's when the teacher has to send the child alone. That's when the trouble starts.

One year, the kindergarten teacher had a little boy who had trouble in the bathroom. He was having accidents, and the teacher was trying to send him to the bathroom every hour or more. One particular time, this little boy headed to the bathroom. I was teaching in my classroom which was located next to the bathrooms. The boy started yelling in the hallway for help. I came out of my classroom to see what was wrong. This boy was completely naked and walking down the hallway. He said that he couldn't figure out how to put his clothes on. But he had no shame walking around the school naked. The secretary came out of her office and helped him to get dressed.

You never know what you'll encounter when you teach little kiddos!