THE SUBJECT IS SUBBING.....

Who would have guessed, not me for sure, that I would LOVE subbing as much as I do. I have now subbed many (5) days, all memorable and all rewarding. Some more interesting and rewarding than others. I have found that I enjoy subbing for the Middle School....... the kids are so funny! I still have not experienced the High School, but I am sure that this experience would give me the same kind of "FUN".....

Oh ye blog world, let me share ONE of the many funny times had.

My second day out on the sub scene found me teaching Industrial Technologies (shop class) at my old ala mater Clayton Middle School. Back in my day we called it a Jr. High. Kind of like an appetizer for the kids into the real world of HIGH school. My day consisted of 8 classes of about 22 to 40 students. Each and every class had to watch the most boring video EVER…. Something on Mars exploration. These sweet angels were to do a worksheet which handed in at the end of the each class. Although each class was “unique”, but the one that was the most fun was my 5th period class. In that class only 22 kids…. 8th graders. Each school has its “cool kids” quickly identified by the clothes, size and hair. In the back of the class sat 5 of these lads. Work sheets handed out and video going. Out of the back someone discretely yells out the “Pen*s” word…. Too funny! I gave the offender the look over my glasses eye, like I’m watching you, look. End of the nasty words…. Seconds later, one lad starts singing and another one joins in. Now I am a sucker for a good serenade, so I place the video on hold and asked the boys to come up at sing. Five boys came up to the front. One introduced the song as a Bob Marley song and all five proceeded singing. I’m like, “What??? Doesn’t Bob Marley deserve some dancing with this singing?” In the front of the room, to the delight of all the other students as well as myself, these five boys sang and danced for a minute or so. We were all in hysterics. The guys sat down, behaved and all had a fun time. At the end of each of the classes, as I asked the angels to hand in the worksheets, panic broke out. Not all were able to gleam the answers from the video. Like a master of the room, I hushed down the up rise and proceeded to tell them “No worries, I’ll give you the answers”.

When it was all said and done, FUN TIMES for me in the world of subbing……