No…not that! But I’ll pin that topic under “Literature” for another day.
In case there was any doubt about my feelings on that Best Seller. *wipes sarcasm & envy off the keyboard*
Today I’m the substitute Art teacher!! Free draw and movies!
Remember movie day???
or this…
Filling in for those called to these careers – and it is a calling – gives me the opportunity to see teacher friends outside of church even if it’s just passing in the hall to say “how are you?”. It forces me to get organized with clothes, meals and domestic goddess duties all of which I pretty much do “whenever” when it’s just another day on the farm. (note to self, get your delicates hug up this evening) I get to be around kids, and as much as they CAN suck the energy out of you, sometimes the joy of coloring and existing and laughing at everything is contagious. And the big one…cash in the kitty for editors and covers and retreats…Oh my!
I have no horror stories about sub teaching. Never had a kid loose his lunch or pass out – both happened to a friend here Monday. The worst I’ve had is “we did that yesterday” to get out of assignments. Child please! I invented that one forty years ago.
The best way to describe subbing is much like moderating a online forum dominated by hormonal women. **
There’s the bell. Conference time over. Fifth grade on their way. Oldham County Round-up t-t-shirt designing happening in this class. This is a fun project and a bit sentimental, Kate won the design contest several years ago. Maybe I’ll dazzle them with my stick figures! I draw with words not pencils.
What did you do on sub-teacher days?
**GBGALS to whom I will be forever grateful for strangers who became friends who became sisters.
C C Cedras
K R Brorman
S A Young
3 Comments
April 24, 2017 at 5:39 am
I taught young adults (modern languages) and team building exercises (from my business classes) never failed. Or some experiments in psychology/sociology…
April 24, 2017 at 4:00 pm
It’s always fun when you can see them “get it” even if it’s only for a day. I can see why teachers love their jobs. I’m content to fill in. Thanks for stopping by!
April 25, 2017 at 4:53 am
Teaching is the best job in the world-and you really make a difference. But you take it all home, all the problems and lives you can’t change-sometimes it’s too much. And it can be emotionally draining. But I sometimes miss the time when I was a ‘proper teacher’ (not a lecturer or a school manager or a teacher’s trainer-all of which I went on to do eventually…).