All The Kids
Monday, March 06, 2006
So I had two calls this morning to sub in city high schools, plus another one about 1/2 hour ago, for another high school for the afternoon. And I turned them all down. I HATED doing that, in the sense that it's work, but yet I said that I wasn't going to sub city high schools, because it makes me so tense and stressed out. I spend the whole time on pins and needles, wondering what the heck I am going to do if some of the kids try to leave or start throwing things, etc. I've never had anything bad happen to me personally (which is good) I just think that high school kids see me as a young girl who they can "buddy" with and get away with anything. I'm just not intimidating looking enough. And so, like I said, I just get so stressed, I don't think it's even healthy! And then I have the option of taking only "good" high schools, like Bowman or Hardy, if I want, but would that make a difference? Then you have all the richer, spoiled kids. ARGHHH!! Why can't just the elementary schools call?! Oh! I guess I haven't mentioned this, that I was at Greystone Heights for 2 days last week, in the kindergarten room, so that's positive!
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To be honest, almost all my days of subbing were stressful. It's probably good I didn't called that often during my subbing career. I had terrbile grade 4s, 6s, and 10s; all across the spectrum. I taught equally stressful classes at VCA as MHS. Just hang in there; remember our secret for senior teens? We are older and cooler than they are, no matter what they think. As if you're not so grown up and cool, and plus the goodness of your soul will bless them so much. You have a chance to bring the love of Jesus into their classroom, to be an example to them and to pray for them. Just take the money and run, this part of your life won't last forever! (oh, and bring candy ;)
Thanks Nevada! But you really had bad days as VCA?! That's strange, I think, for those kids. Anyway, I've never had stress with grades 7 and down, only one grade 8 class, and then 10, 11 and 12. And it's not that they hate me, they just don't respect me as an authority figure. So I just take the elementary school jobs in the city and leave it at that.
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