This year has just flown by for me. If someone had told me last May that I would be substituting this year, I would have laughed. "Never say never" is one of my new expressions. It goes right along with "Get over your fine self."
This school year I learned to view life from a sub's perspective. I decided to make a random list of a few things I learned.
1. Life is easier if lesson plans are easy to follow, and a teacher has updated seating charts and schedules.
2. Students in every grade consider a sub fair game. Changing seats and names obviously never gets old.
3. Usually at least one student per class will help you with technology or let you know if other kids are giving you incorrect information.
4. All students expect you to remember their names.
5. Expect to eat lunch by yourself. Always have something with you to do.
6. There are some really sweet students that want you to come back and sub again.
7. Kind words from teachers can make your day. (I wish I had been a little better about this when I was a regular classroom teacher.)
8. All teaching assignments are challenging in their own way.
9. Teaching P.E. requires a lot louder voice than mine.
10. It's pretty cool to run into students that say hello at the grocery store.:)
Summer is here with only a few days left to sub. I'm ready to put my feet up and take a break.