Learning CAN Be Fun!

Teaching Today

So the last two days I've been in the same school but in two different grades. On Tuesday I subbed in a 4th grade and today I subbed in a 5th grade. Both grades were quite nice and as I know both of the teachers, it was a bit more of a relaxing experience. Also, all of the kids in both rooms knew me from this year or last year so they knew exactly what to expect from me.

Nevertheless I had a few rabble rowsers who felt that they could squeeze an inch in on me. Well they were sorely mistaken. Each room had someone who was trying to be the joker and tried to be the one who would give the sub a hard time. I'm not sure if they've had subs before who just politely asked them to stop the entire day. For me, I stop asking nicely after the 3rd time. After that... I get into their face and ask them very nicely. And if that doesn't do the job, a pretty much bitch the person out until they sit down. (And then after that I just boot hem to the office) It sounds mean, but I'm not going to let the actions of one student dictate what I am going to be doing in class.

Improv Section

Last night we had a big rehearsal with several groups. It was a good time. I was actually quite pleased with my group. We came off as extremely polished and we demostrated some very good improv skills. It was awesome. The whole thing was organized by Rick Horner of Zombie Shark. He is a big fan of our work, I was more than happy to participate in his workshop rehearsal thingy.

Tonight

Tonight I'm heading over to my friend's house to help him with some study skills. He's going to be getting a master's degree and as I am a teacher, he asked me to come over and give some pointers in studying. I was more than happy to say sure. He's a good friend and he helps with my computer issues.