I didn't want to post about this until I was really sure, but I have some exciting employment news:

I officially have what I believe is at least approaching a real job!   The Medford Vocational High School has officially hired me on as their permanent substitute.  It pays more than the crappy per diem thing I had been doing, and it even has ( Read more... )

For the last couple of weeks, I've been subbing exclusively for the local vocational high school.

All I can say is that these kids are actually making me miss the middle school. I never actually thought I'd be saying that, but good Lord.

I'm trying very hard not to throw something at a freshman. Even if he has it coming.

Pray for me!

When you're doing this job, you frequently have "ah ha" moments, where things from your childhood are suddenly placed in an whole different light.   Today was one of those days for me ( Read more... )

I was the substitute for a middle school math lab today.  I have a couple comments that really need to be made ( Read more... )

I substituted today for a 4th grade class.  I enjoy this age group a lot.  They are still young enough that they're cute and mostly innocent, but old enough that they know how to behave.  Once you get much older than this, they become a heck of a pain to try to control.   I've had classes I could only just barely keep from burning the school down ( Read more... )

I got a little bored earlier (actually, I was procrastinating) and decided that the time has come to recruit a few more random strangers to the ranks of those who occasionally read about my life.

So...

*waves at the new people!*

I know myself and my posting habits well enough to know the wider the audience, the more I'll post.  Anyone just looking ( Read more... )