Substitute

I have not been in the classroom since Feb. of 2014. I have been focused on school and getting my Specialist and Doctorate since then. That is the plan for the next few years! My husband has been super supportive of my choice to go back to school. Boy do I miss having my own classroom and teaching everyday, but this is the path I have chosen and it is for a greater good.
Friday is my first day subbing at one of the schools in the area. I am nervous...just a little bit. I will start my day with little ones-kindergarten to be exact. I will be subbing for the teachers aide, so I won't be completely lost. If you know me, I decided to teacher high school after one observation in a fourth grade class! I don't do little kids. I like to be at least the same height as my students, though most of my students did tower over me. I like little kids, I am just not that comfortable around them...so this should be interesting. After lunch, I will be in a junior high English class. I am happy that they have early dismissal, so I don't have to do two English classes in the afternoon. As a teacher, I would make my sub do as little as possible, so I am hopeful that the English class I am in will be working silently on something, without me having to do too much instruction! Pray for me!!! They don't really scare me, again I taught high school. I will preface my introduction to the class that I am not an English teacher, I am a history teacher, so if I get something wrong be patient with me. It will be ok, I am looking forward to it. I have been in this school working with the curriculum director since last fall to get my hours for class completed so I am familiar with some of the people and I know my way around. It is just a new experience in my life, and I am going to conquer it! I know people that love subbing and would rather do that then teach full time. Ok, the plus is I don't have to make up lesson plans!! So, Friday will be just fine! Wish me luck!