Life as a Substitute-Why it is not all bad

I liken substituting to being a grandparent. You get them for a day, rotten them, and then you get to give them back!

Yesterday I was substituting at Spring Woods-not in the classroom I student taught in. I knew a few of the kids, but not most. I had been left a note about a kid in first period being "a challenge". Well, bless this teacher, because I don't know how she gets this kid to do any work. He likes to chat and bother everyone else. Well, so we chatted for awhile and then I told him he had to get to work. He started trying to bargain with me--I'll work for 5 minutes if you...etc. Was going to resort to bribing him with candy (a substitute's best friend, even though you are not supposed to do that--but it is a GRANDPARENT thing) until he mentioned that all of his regular teachers bribe him with candy. Scratch that.

On class period told me I was the meanest sub they had ever had. One told me I was the nicest. One was surprised I knew the trick of unplugging the mouse from the computer and pretending the computer doesn't work (first thing I always check now). At the end of the day..I got to give them all back! Not all bad.

Tomorrow I go to another high school. I have shamelessly marketed myself to all of the Business Computer Information Systems Teachers in the district as "a substitute who knows how to turn on the computers". Evidently, this is in high demand, so I am busy this month!

More later!