Substitute Teaching – Page 2

Adventures In Subbing, Part 4: The End

Every year when I was teaching seventh grade, our school administrators gave us some sort of inspirational poster or story or memento to keep in our classroom for encouragement throughout the year. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes it backfired. I remember distinctly the year the nugget of inspiration came in the form of a very short storyContinue reading “Adventures In Subbing, Part 4: The End”

Adventures in Subbing, Part 3: The Whole Truth

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”

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”