teaching? or herding ants?

After having a few weeks under my belt as a teacher's assistant, I honestly have a new respect for teachers.  Trying to control a class of 20 sixth graders at the end of the school day is no easy task, and I'm only the assistant.  In addition to working with the sixth graders, I work once a week with about 25 fourth graders.  They are more rambunctious than the sixth graders, but in some ways easier to "tame."  Lots of them honestly do love to move, and are eager to learn more and show me what they know.  They're less self-conscious and are more willing to try new things than the sixth graders are, probably because of the age difference.  Overall, this teaching experience has been a very positive one so far.  I'm getting to work with children, dance, and ease the stress of two dance teachers.  Now, if I could only get those sixth graders to stop talking and just dance...