I'm catching on, slowly but surely
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marathoner452Journaleers homework: One thing that made me smile today was hall duty outside the 1st grade suite. I subbed all day in 1st grade yesterday and I must have done a good job because there were a lot of kids that were happy to see me.
I'm learning to walk the line between having students like me and having students respect me. During yesterday afternoon's math class I had to lecture the kids-the standard "you wouldn't be acting like this if your teacher were here-we just took a bathroom break before class so why does everyone need to go now?-you know you're better than this" talk that elementary school subs learn real quick. I got the feeling that if they'd had P.E. that day and recess a little earlier they could have gotten some of that energy out of their systems. I swear, if you could harness the energy in a classroom of first graders, you could power a small city.
Last week and a half of subbing:
last Tuesday-afternoon in special ed.
last Thursday-all day in 2nd grade special ed.
last Friday-morning in 4th/5th grade special ed. classroom
Monday-all day in 3rd grade
Tuesday-all day in 1st grade
Today-afternoon in special ed.
I'm just happy to be working this much this soon after winter break. My mom's been subbing for years and she says this is one of the slowest times of the year for subs.
PRAXIS on Saturday starting at 7:30 am. Ouch. Reading, writing, math for one hour apiece. I'm excited because this is a very real step towards becoming a teacher.
Then the Carroll County Arts Center is showing An Inconvenient Truth at 2 pm and 7 pm.
I'm learning to walk the line between having students like me and having students respect me. During yesterday afternoon's math class I had to lecture the kids-the standard "you wouldn't be acting like this if your teacher were here-we just took a bathroom break before class so why does everyone need to go now?-you know you're better than this" talk that elementary school subs learn real quick. I got the feeling that if they'd had P.E. that day and recess a little earlier they could have gotten some of that energy out of their systems. I swear, if you could harness the energy in a classroom of first graders, you could power a small city.
Last week and a half of subbing:
last Tuesday-afternoon in special ed.
last Thursday-all day in 2nd grade special ed.
last Friday-morning in 4th/5th grade special ed. classroom
Monday-all day in 3rd grade
Tuesday-all day in 1st grade
Today-afternoon in special ed.
I'm just happy to be working this much this soon after winter break. My mom's been subbing for years and she says this is one of the slowest times of the year for subs.
PRAXIS on Saturday starting at 7:30 am. Ouch. Reading, writing, math for one hour apiece. I'm excited because this is a very real step towards becoming a teacher.
Then the Carroll County Arts Center is showing An Inconvenient Truth at 2 pm and 7 pm.
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Date: 2007-01-12 04:47 pm (UTC)Good luck on the PRAXIS. You'll do well (as you always do) and once this is done, you're that much closer to your dream.
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Date: 2007-01-14 02:46 am (UTC)PRAXIS was easier than I expected, but it was a long morning. I didn't get home until 7:30, actually, because in between the tests and the movie I went to Popeye's for lunch, and after the movie I went to the ordination of a member of my church. She's moving out to North Dakota with her husband and step-son; that kind of sacrifice is inspiring, especially considering the move I'll be making next fall.