Second grade
Little Girl 1 (LG1) returns from the bathroom and excitedly tells LG2 that one of their friends is in the bathroom. LG2 immediately runs for the pass.
Me: Um, uh-huh. LG2, you are not going to the bathroom right now.
LG2: But I really have to go!
Me: Because you're friend is in there? No way. You have to wait at least 5 minutes.
LG1: But [our friend] won't wait 5 minutes! I'm going to go tell her!
She actually thought it would be ok to go let her friend know she'll have to wait longer for LG2. AND they tried to act innocent like I didn't hear the plan.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Monday, October 10, 2011
kids crack me up!
Second graders lined up for lunch...
Kids: What's your real name?
Me: Miss Fxxxxx
Kid1: I'm going to call you Miss F
Kid 2: I'm going to call you M
Kid 3 from the back of the line: I'm going to call you Justin Bieber!
Kids: What's your real name?
Me: Miss Fxxxxx
Kid1: I'm going to call you Miss F
Kid 2: I'm going to call you M
Kid 3 from the back of the line: I'm going to call you Justin Bieber!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
behavior
First Grade:
I was handed a behavior chart by a first grader today. He was expected to: keep his hands and feet to himself, sit up, be quiet, listen to directions, stay on task and finish his work. He certainly wasn't a model student but I couldn't decide how to answer those questions. How much of his behavior was him being a pill and how much of it was him being a first grader?
Overall, today was another good day.
I was handed a behavior chart by a first grader today. He was expected to: keep his hands and feet to himself, sit up, be quiet, listen to directions, stay on task and finish his work. He certainly wasn't a model student but I couldn't decide how to answer those questions. How much of his behavior was him being a pill and how much of it was him being a first grader?
Overall, today was another good day.
Friday, September 16, 2011
First day back 2011
Was awesome! Thank goodness!
Third graders were super sweet. One decided I should continue to be in her classroom as a second teacher and added a note to my sub notes about it. I told the office about it and the receptionist exclaimed, "Oh! And she liked O.! Let's keep her!" Apparently not everyone thinks O. is as cute as I do.
This school does Make Your Day and I probably should've used the program more, but after those other schools last year I just couldn't punish them. They were practically angels.
Oh, and the staff ate in the lunch room. Green flag!
Third graders were super sweet. One decided I should continue to be in her classroom as a second teacher and added a note to my sub notes about it. I told the office about it and the receptionist exclaimed, "Oh! And she liked O.! Let's keep her!" Apparently not everyone thinks O. is as cute as I do.
This school does Make Your Day and I probably should've used the program more, but after those other schools last year I just couldn't punish them. They were practically angels.
Oh, and the staff ate in the lunch room. Green flag!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
mid-summer blues
I still have well over a month before the school year starts but I'm already getting anxious about subbing again. This will be my third year. I keep thinking back to all the horrible experiences I had in the past two years. Carrots thrown, fights started, unsupportive staff, down right awful kids, and it all makes me feel like I'm a bad teacher.
In teacher school, we were taught about the importance of building relationships and being consistent. They never prepared us for subbing. My first year, I was a much gentler teacher. Last year, my patience went to shit. I feel like I"m downright mean and that's no way to teach. Makes me feel sick just thinking about it.
I applied for two dreams jobs at a dream school. The posting closed a couple of weeks ago so I have given up hope on an interview. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong other than not being someone they already know. Almost all of my classmates have jobs and they have far less experience than I do. You'd think 7 years of teaching and creating curriculum would get you somewhere.
My ego has taken a huge hit. Hopefully this last month or so of summer will re-energize me and i'll be ready to face the classroom. Thankfully I don't have to do that tomorrow.
In teacher school, we were taught about the importance of building relationships and being consistent. They never prepared us for subbing. My first year, I was a much gentler teacher. Last year, my patience went to shit. I feel like I"m downright mean and that's no way to teach. Makes me feel sick just thinking about it.
I applied for two dreams jobs at a dream school. The posting closed a couple of weeks ago so I have given up hope on an interview. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong other than not being someone they already know. Almost all of my classmates have jobs and they have far less experience than I do. You'd think 7 years of teaching and creating curriculum would get you somewhere.
My ego has taken a huge hit. Hopefully this last month or so of summer will re-energize me and i'll be ready to face the classroom. Thankfully I don't have to do that tomorrow.
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