Learning...

I have learned a lot of things in my first month of subbing.  Here are a few of them

• I don't think I could ever be a kindergarten teacher!
• I don't know that I will ever sub kindergarten again.
• Higher classes don't necessarily mean better behaved classes.
• Just because you take a job subbing a particular class, there is still a chance you can still be pulled in to sub band when that sub doesn't show up.
• I will never sub Band again...hopefully!
• Some schools are better to sub at than others for MANY reasons.
• I can work almost any day that I want to since our district is pretty good sized.
• We are still short subs on some days.
• It's really ideal to get a job that lasts more than one day, all the days after the first one are easy once you learn the class routines, etc...
• I will never sub 5th grade at the boys' school again, they were loud, rude and disrespectful and I was only there 1/2 a day.
• My favorite school to sub at so far is Royal Heights, I have been there more than any other school and I am getting the hang of the routines and all that.
• My favorite class so far has been Mrs. Wallace's 5th grade at Royal Heights.  I have subbed that class 3 times now.
• I am not subbing High School at this time and for the time being I am steering clear of Middle School unless it's 6th grade.  I have a harder time with 7th and 8th.  They don't like to listen and they can be kind of mouthy.  I feel more comfortable with Elementary at this point.

I haven't gotten my first check yet, but I really like my job!  Right now we have 5 and 1/2 days until Christmas break, so far I am only working 2, but there is a chance it will end up being more than that.  Well, my house is a disaster so I guess I need to start working on that...or maybe I will just make myself a bag to take my stuff to school in...I don't know!