But I must admit, I’m beginning to enjoy the half-day Pre-Kindergarten gig. It’s so low key. The kids don’t always listen, but there isn’t a whole lot to do, so it’s okay if they don’t! And half the morning is taken up by snack time and bathroom breaks, so I’[...]
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weekdays are for working
One unfortunate consequence of working every day is that the house suffers. Laundry doesn’t get folded, the kitchen isn’t used with love but with impatience, and dust piles high on top of side tables, dressers, and nightstands. I would but I could stay at home and tend to my domain. [...]
November 11th, 2009 - 8:24 pm § in subbing
a revelation
I used to think teachers of younger grades have it easier in some ways– the content is obviously easier, the kids think you know everything, and everything takes a long time to do, so you have less time to lesson plan for. But while that may be true, the behavioural crap they have to put up [.[...]
November 5th, 2009 - 7:32 pm § in subbing
lice
I was in a Junior Kindergarten class today, where there was the cutest little girl with long pigtails on either side of her head and the biggest smile on her face. She hardly spoke, she just smiled, all day long. At the end of the day, another teacher saw her and immediately froze. She quickly went [...]
grade differences
Assign the same writing piece to a group of grade 7s and another group of grade 11s and immediately notice the difference in the amount of information required. The 7s need to know whether the rough copy should be in pen or pencil, whether the good copy should be in pen or pencil, whether they shoul[...]
October 29th, 2009 - 10:49 am § in subbing
ah-ha!
It took me 3 months since we’ve moved here, and 2 months since I’ve been working as a sub, talking to as many teachers and admin as possible to understand how to get a contract position, to discover that I’m actually not authorized to teach in Quebec yet. I need to take a 3 month [[...]
you know you’re no longer in Toronto when…
…you see this in a classroom: [...]
October 23rd, 2009 - 3:22 pm § in subbing
sounds like my mom
Overheard in class: My mom doesn’t let me hang out with anyone she doesn’t know. So there’s like, only 5 people that I’m even, like, allowed to talk about at home because they’re okayed by her. It’s so retarded even, the other day, my friend’s mom dropped me[...]