I went back to middle school today
Today was the first day back for the Fayette County Schools from winter break, and my first day working as a substitute paraeducator. My first assignment was at Winburn Middle School working with students that have "behavior disorders".
The day started off well, as soon as I walked into the office, a student went bazerk and asked me a billion questions about my gauged earrings. Then, I was responsible for hall duty the first half hour of the day, which basically consisted of me standing around and looking clueless. Next, I worked in a science class, which began with the school's morning announcements, during which the principal welcomed students back and then discussed an incident that had occurred in which a student had been shot and killed. The news quite a bit to absorb, especially on my first day, but I continued on and helped students research possible experiments on the internet. An hour later, I worked in a reading classroom witch a couple students who new only a limited amount of English, followed by an hour of language arts, with three other teachers, in which I tried to help keep a table full of students focussed on their assigments, and helped them look up definitions.
After lunch, I worked in a music class, and felt completely useless, but at least the music teacher was nice. Next was perhaps the most challenging hour, in which I worked in a life skills class, and tried to help a student with a resume and a sewing project, while other students asked me if I was really a teacher or a kid (this happened through out the day). Finally, I returned to the science classroom, and helped students build towers with toothpicks and marshmallows, which might not have been vegan friendly, but was actually fun.
The day started off well, as soon as I walked into the office, a student went bazerk and asked me a billion questions about my gauged earrings. Then, I was responsible for hall duty the first half hour of the day, which basically consisted of me standing around and looking clueless. Next, I worked in a science class, which began with the school's morning announcements, during which the principal welcomed students back and then discussed an incident that had occurred in which a student had been shot and killed. The news quite a bit to absorb, especially on my first day, but I continued on and helped students research possible experiments on the internet. An hour later, I worked in a reading classroom witch a couple students who new only a limited amount of English, followed by an hour of language arts, with three other teachers, in which I tried to help keep a table full of students focussed on their assigments, and helped them look up definitions.
After lunch, I worked in a music class, and felt completely useless, but at least the music teacher was nice. Next was perhaps the most challenging hour, in which I worked in a life skills class, and tried to help a student with a resume and a sewing project, while other students asked me if I was really a teacher or a kid (this happened through out the day). Finally, I returned to the science classroom, and helped students build towers with toothpicks and marshmallows, which might not have been vegan friendly, but was actually fun.