THE SUB NOTE

This is a transcript of a sub note that I left for a teacher last week. It was pretty much the worst day ever:

Per. 1 was fine. Most finished early and worked well.

Per. 2 was very rambunctious and took way too long to get focused. Particularly Trevor, Carson, Ulysses, and Javier.

Per. 3 was glorious compared to 2nd. [later] Except someone stole someone else's football! I don't know who.

Per. 5 said that they could choose their own groups. I had to take time reminding them where to be. A bit chatty and distracted on the whole.
[later]
Group 1 was very distracting and rude. Whole class was pretty rude-- Mrs. Wopatt had to lay down the law.

Per. 6: This class started like hell. I referred Tyrone to the office within five minutes; everyone chatting fifteen minutes after the bell rang...
Wopatt said she saw some kids talking to each other after test started, suggested class take exam over because of possible cheating.

My faults were that I was not strict enough; makes it easy for kids to get away with stuff.
Phillip Van Nostrand

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