Yesterday I went to the MacWorld (Apple Show) at Moscone Center in San Francisco with my son. It necessitated having a substitute teacher in my sophomore classes. We have a totally automated sub service now and I chose my sub from a long list of names (a sign of the desperate job situation here) - none of which I knew. I chose a person whose name sounded familiar to me, but I did not know at all. She at least had a local phone number. I wrote her an email but never heard from her.
I took a long time to plan the lesson and unfortunately it was a day where students
On my way to school I saw Jeremy and asked him how things went. "They were messin' with her." was his answer.
"Hello, yes, Period 4 was difficult, many behaviors, too much noise and wisecracks, but not too bad. No real problems, and by the end of the class they were all being very cool. They helped each other with sentences. They were all demanding too much time to rehearse presentation and loud during presentations... extra slashes for talking during the presentations..."
I am ready to finish this entry. It is Sunday night. I have left my desk as it is, along with all of the negative comments about my students. Just to leave you with a message: Substitutes Beware. Perhaps I will finish this entry at another time.
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