It's time for another school year! Well, it's past time. It was time, like, 2 months ago. I may have let this blog fall by the wayside. But I am currently on a week-long break from school, so I actually have time to blog!
But first, I wanted to kind of give an explanation of what's happening with me and what all is technical and official.
I'm currently still a substitute... technically. The junior high that asked me to sub full-time at the end of last year asked me to come back in the same capacity this year. I accepted, and am still in the books as a long-term sub.
That doesn't mean I'm going anywhere. According to NCLB law, the school was required to let parents know that I am not a "highly qualified" teacher, but a substitute filling a vacant position until a highly qualified teacher could be hired. Some students took that to mean I wasn't going to be there for the whole school year. However, I'm currently taking steps towards becoming a full-time teacher. If everything goes according to plan, I will be on contract in January.
I love my job. Yes, I use this blog to tell of stupid, funny, and/or annoying things that students say and do. And yes, there are times when I wonder if I'm in the right profession. And yes, there are aspects of my job that I could definitely live without (I'm looking at you, grading). But at the end of the terribly long day, I'm very glad to be a teacher.
I still may not blog much. I want to say that I'll schedule time to make sure I blog every week or something like that. But the reality is, I'm always tired when I leave the school, which is often a couple hours after the students have left, though I get there way before they leave. And on the weekends, I'd rather relax and watch entire series on Netflix in my underwear while eating things that I know will only go straight to my thighs. I mean, yeah, I can give that up, but what part of that doesn't sound appealing (besides the whole weight gain thing). Plus, with that contract in January will come classes on top of working. So I need to learn to use my time wisely or I'm gonna fall way behind in work and in school and effectively ruin my chances at succeeding in both.
I'll post something this week, since I have the time and I have an entire quarter to catch you up on. Until then, I'm enjoying my fall break, and I hope you do too (in your job that probably doesn't have fall break).
Class dismissed!
