Checking In

I don't really have much to say; nothing exciting is happening around here at all. There haven't been many subbing jobs lately... so my days are boooring.

I've tried to reach Germantown HS about that longterm sub position, but I can never reach the woman I need - she's either out of the office or not at school that day. Very frustrating.

So I subbed last Friday at my first public school down here. I can only pray that the rest of the subbing isn't like that one. I find out upon arrival that morning that the regular teacher - a veteran of 20+ years - had had to take 2 personal days because the students (6th graders) was so terrible. I won't go into detail, since I try to block out those memories, but suffice to say that I had to call in the principal to come down and set the kids straight. 3/4 of the classes were great, actually... but that last class was a complete terror. Out of 25 kids, 20 had no respect for either themselves or others, no expectations of themselves, and no fear of punishment (at least any that I could offer). Not a good combination.

Kinda makes me hesitate about the GHS sub position, if that ever comes about.