Posted by Brien
Today the Elders Quorum was in charge of Primary.
The Relief Society (women and young women) had a joint lesson.
To cover Primary the men were volunteered. I was given a lesson plan and prepared it during Sunday School. There were 4 men watching 15 kids between the age of 4 and 11. I do not think it was quiet for more than ten seconds. I brought ginger snaps, we sang multiple songs, we had a lesson, a talk, played "walk this way", sang more songs, had another ginger snap, sang more songs and still no one sat in there seat for longer than 30 seconds. We let out 5 minutes early.
Just after I let everyone out I felt the stress collect in my back and shoulders.
I went over to pick up Andrea and Zarina and every woman I saw commented that the kids were let out 5 minutes early.
No, thank you for living through Hell.
No one commented that their children were not bloody.
No one cried.
No one was missing!
No kids interrupted the Relief Society meeting throughout the hour.
As I was talking to Andrea about my horrible experience I realized that there were 4 men to 15 kids. The women have at least 8 to 10 women to the same number of kids. Why didn't anyone tell me the kid to adult ratio was not normal for primary?
I am use to 1 child. If she yells at me, I yell back. We enjoy each other's company. I do not think the Primary kids enjoyed my company.
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I was a bit confused at first because I thought Andrea was the one writing this. I read the first few lines over a few times wondering why Andrea was teaching primary with 4 other men and every other woman was in a meeting. (I can be a bit slow sometimes :) Then I read "I went over to pick up Andrea and Zarina." Before I realized it was Brien I thought, Wow. I actually liked teaching primary. Then when I found out it was Brien, I laughed. Sorry you had such a bad experience. Maybe there's a reason why women lead the primary :)
Make sure your bishop reads this blog...good way to insure you'll never get called to be in the nursery/primary, eh? I am highly impressed with the no blood or tears result! Way to go.
Oh Brien, I love you! you make me laugh.
Mom
Good on Brien! Yes primary is a bit challenging. We were in for 2 1/2 years. The last year was jr primary. That is exhausting. Yes the ratios are awful.
Glad you survived.
I feel the same way, I have been in primary the last three years, our class last year had 10-14 kids every week, and those little 5-6 year olds are almost considered little devils in my eye. I don't understand why they don't split them up in smaller classes, I know they didn't learn a thing last year. Oh, maybe because I was the teacher.
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