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- Another side of President Bush 23 December 2008It's sometimes hard to cut through the clutter to see the kind of man President Bush is. Stories like this one from the Wall Street Journal are a helpful reminder that even if we may disagree with some of his decisions, attacking him as a man is uncalled for. Even though his version of "compassionate conservatism" has drawn the ire of some con […]
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Long-term Sub
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I went to substitute teach at Hillcrest High School on Thursday and got more than I bargained for. I was asked to be a long-term sub for a ninth grade social studies class. The teacher quit Wednesday afternoon, and they needed someone for the rest of the year. It gets better. I would be the third social studies teacher these kids have had in the past two months. Apparently their first teacher (who was a good teacher) left to work somewhere that paid better (saying her family needed the money). So a long-term sub was called in. This teacher was very relaxed and let the kids do whatever they wanted to do. After about a month the teacher left. So they asked me to take over and warned that the behavior of the kids is not very good.
On Friday I went back and decided to take the job. I won’t actually teach through the end of the school year since Andrew and I will be in Wyoming by then. It’s going to be a lot of work to get some of the classes under control. Thankfully all the ninth grade social studies teachers collaborate and have the same lesson plans, tests, etc. That will definitely help me.
I am reminded of something I said after my long-term job last semester…I’m not interested in doing another long-term subbing job.
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