Yesterday and today I subbed for an 8th grade English class at a junior high in town. I get so tired of some of those junior highers sometimes. Just over it. I was talking with the school psychologist for a bit and she was agreeing with me that the main difference between high school and junior high is behavior management. Junior high is like 50 percent behavior issues, 50 percent teaching. 1/2 reigning them in, 1/2 getting stuff done. In contrast, high school is maybe 5-10 percent behavior management, and over 90 percent teaching. And that means that the teaching doesn't have to be boring or strict. If the teacher is relaxed and trusts the class, things can actually be fun. Believe it or not.
But for junior high, all this means is that most of class is just a brutal waste of time because of a handful of, well, let's be honest, assholes who don't care about school and their classmates and the teacher.
In other news, I found a razor blade underneath a trouble girl's desk.
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This blog used to be about hosting foreign exchange students, and then it was about my experiences in the classroom substituting, and then it was about my month trip to Mexico (July 20-Aug 20, 2008), and now it is about subbing again! I will have stories.
3 comments:
Yesterday, Tina came to school to help me with some choreography. It was really fun. I asked her to stay for the beginning of my 3rd period with the 7th graders so they could meet her. One of my students walks in and says as loud as she can, "I hate this class, can I leave?" I said to her, "Be my guest. You can go to the office." She said, "Can I get a note to go?" I said, "No." I think my sister was a little shocked by the audacity, but I'm pretty much used to it by now. This same student came up behind me a couple days ago and, unbeknownst to me, unscrewed the back of my chair while I was playing the piano accompaniment and my kids were singing. I know all too well what you're talking about...
but not us, right mr. v?
Never you, Anne :)
I always love subbing for you guys. You give me smile lines on my face :)
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