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”
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Adventures in Subbing, Part 1: The Disadvantages of Not Knowing Anything
I’ve recently started substitute teaching. I taught seventh grade for thirteen years, and I currently work part time in an elementary school library, but subbing is a whole different ballgame. Schools are in desperate need of subs. When teachers get sick or have to stay home with a sick child or go out of townContinue reading “Adventures in Subbing, Part 1: The Disadvantages of Not Knowing Anything”
The Greatest Gifts, Part 2
(Need to catch up? Click here for part 1 and here for the part that came before part 1.) In 2010, a student who we’ll call Darry made me a pencil sharpener. Back when I was in school (which was slightly after the days of uphill-both-ways-in-the-snow, but still well before the internet) there were heavyContinue reading “The Greatest Gifts, Part 2”
Carie Juettner 