In 2015, I added another hat to my hat rack. In addition to my Writer hat and my Poet hat and my Library Clerk hat, I started wearing a Substitute Teacher hat, which stills fits a little lopsided. In October, I wrote two blog posts about my new role: Adventures in Subbing, Part 1: TheContinue reading “Adventures in Subbing, Part 3: The Whole Truth”
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Adventures in Subbing, Part 2: The Advantages of Not Knowing Anything
I recently started substitute teaching, and it became obvious from my first day on the job that I don’t know ANYTHING. Yesterday, in Part 1 of Adventures in Subbing, I wrote about the disadvantages of not knowing anything. If you missed the post, you should read it, especially the part where I convince myself thatContinue reading “Adventures in Subbing, Part 2: The Advantages of Not Knowing Anything”
10 Things I Learned From Working In An Elementary School Library
Last September, I got a part-time job as library clerk at an elementary school near my house. I’d been out of the classroom for two years at that point and all my teaching experience had been in middle school and high school. I’d never worked in an elementary, and I’d never worked in a library,Continue reading “10 Things I Learned From Working In An Elementary School Library”
Carie Juettner 