Some days my weaknesses are more recognizable than my strengths. Today was that day. Our school district does not have enough substitutes, so often times when a teacher is sick, the school has to scramble to fill the classrooms. Usually I fly under the radar but my blip was picked up and I was drafted into service today. The class that I was in charge of was a sixth grade class. I have known these kids since they were were in first grade so we weren't strangers to each other but maybe that would have been easier. I had to teach most of the day but I was the most nervous teaching math. Hopefully this is one lesson they won't retain or their dreams of MIT have been dashed! One math problem I did learn today was: The drastic change in temperature + no outdoor recess + hormones + a substitute = a negative! Halfway through the morning, the PE teacher took pity on me and hand delivered a Starbucks latte to sustain me! The moral of this story is that there is a reason I am a Teacher Librarian. My talents lie with having a flexible schedule, teaching all things technology and books and seeing all grade levels only 45 minutes at a time! I salute all classroom teachers and substitutes who are in the trenches every day!
No comments:
Post a Comment