Dangerous Minds
Yesterday was my first day at T.A.S as a substitute teacher. I was called in for Language Arts on Monday and Health & Algebra on Tuesday. I was thrilled!
Monday -Language Arts for 10th and 11th graders. Listening to the advice of other teachers made me nervous. I expected to break the yellow warning tape before entering and fight monsters with bad attitudes on the other side.
First class (10th grade), LOVED'em...Second Class (11th grade) Liked them, they could have been better... Third class (LOVED'em).
Yes, they are just kids and no they aren't just kids. These people have gone through more than the kids I knew in high school. They have experience and wisdom that some people never get. Someone give these people a little credit, they are far from kids! I would even say that most of these kids achieve more on a daily basis than the adults I know. It was very motivating. I had a blast getting to know these people. They had passion, opinion and motivation (I can see how someone might view that as intimidating). They were talking about their plans and then giving themselves high 5's, total motivation. These kids were excited, eager and wanted more...I LOVED IT!
The day ended with a pleasant surprise, Isabelle came by the class. Isabelle's school day was over and she was on her way to pick up Sophia, she stopped by to let me know where she was and that she would be back to pick me up. I'm a very lucky mom.
Tuesday - 7th grade health math. The topics in Health were, "self esteem" and "self concept". Conclusion: Twelve and thirteen is a tough age to be. There were times that I wanted to run up to the kids and give them a hug, tell them they were beautiful and this part of life isn't forever. Other times that I wanted to stomp my foot with frustration, their emotions were all over the map. I could understood the angst of this age group and I felt compassion.
Math...OMGsh, that was the longest 12 hours of my life (only 2 hrs). We worked on finding the area of complex figures and square roots. It was a challenge to effectively go over the review for an entire chapter, then try to help kids figure out what they don't understand when they haven't a clue. I walked out feeling dehydrated and tired. It was awesome and Id do it again!
Haley was in both the health and math class. I'm lucky, she is a great kid.
After school Monday were auditions for a children's play, "The Little Mermaid".
Sophia will be a seahorse and Isabelle will be a Scout. The part of the Scout requires Isabelle to practice every day this week, all Saturday with a performance Saturday night. I'm very excited to see the show.
Monday -Language Arts for 10th and 11th graders. Listening to the advice of other teachers made me nervous. I expected to break the yellow warning tape before entering and fight monsters with bad attitudes on the other side.
First class (10th grade), LOVED'em...Second Class (11th grade) Liked them, they could have been better... Third class (LOVED'em).
Yes, they are just kids and no they aren't just kids. These people have gone through more than the kids I knew in high school. They have experience and wisdom that some people never get. Someone give these people a little credit, they are far from kids! I would even say that most of these kids achieve more on a daily basis than the adults I know. It was very motivating. I had a blast getting to know these people. They had passion, opinion and motivation (I can see how someone might view that as intimidating). They were talking about their plans and then giving themselves high 5's, total motivation. These kids were excited, eager and wanted more...I LOVED IT!
The day ended with a pleasant surprise, Isabelle came by the class. Isabelle's school day was over and she was on her way to pick up Sophia, she stopped by to let me know where she was and that she would be back to pick me up. I'm a very lucky mom.
Tuesday - 7th grade health math. The topics in Health were, "self esteem" and "self concept". Conclusion: Twelve and thirteen is a tough age to be. There were times that I wanted to run up to the kids and give them a hug, tell them they were beautiful and this part of life isn't forever. Other times that I wanted to stomp my foot with frustration, their emotions were all over the map. I could understood the angst of this age group and I felt compassion.
Math...OMGsh, that was the longest 12 hours of my life (only 2 hrs). We worked on finding the area of complex figures and square roots. It was a challenge to effectively go over the review for an entire chapter, then try to help kids figure out what they don't understand when they haven't a clue. I walked out feeling dehydrated and tired. It was awesome and Id do it again!
Haley was in both the health and math class. I'm lucky, she is a great kid.
After school Monday were auditions for a children's play, "The Little Mermaid".
Sophia will be a seahorse and Isabelle will be a Scout. The part of the Scout requires Isabelle to practice every day this week, all Saturday with a performance Saturday night. I'm very excited to see the show.
posted by the "glue" that holds it together... at 1:20 AM
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