Friday, March 30, 2012

Education Classes That Should've Been Available...

How To Straighten Desks Every Week Without Losing Your Mind 1340

What To Do When Students Swear At Each Other In Class 101

How To Make Your Favorite YouTube Video Educational 1260
with the follow up class, Skipping Over Bad Words In Educational YouTube Videos 1270

Responses For Students Blatantly Telling You They Didn't Do Their Homework, 1010, 1060, 2010, 3500

Suppressing Laughter When A Student Says Something Funny During Your Lecture 2610

Witty Comebacks 4250

Writing In A Straight Line On A Whiteboard 1030

The Best Snacks/Chocolate To Get You Through A Long Week 2230

Using Every Second Of The 6 Minutes Between Classes 1200

Maneuvering Through A Hall Full Of Teenagers 950

Understanding The Randomness At Which Your Classroom Technology Will Function 470R

Joys of being a teacher. =)

Monday, March 19, 2012

Being a Grown-Up

I've re-entered the life of the semi-responsible, and it's proving more difficult than I imagined. I'm tired. I just want to be sleeping right now. Not awaiting another class of teenagers that take having a substitute as having a day to do anything not normally acceptable in a classroom. Who can blame them though? I acted the same way in high school. I get a kick out of the fact that these kids think that I'm unintelligent. Rather, that they're more intelligent than I am, and that an eye roll is the appropriate response for my instructions. Bless their little teenager hearts and sassy attitudes. I adore the fact that they think their lives are of upmost importance. I love this profession. Sincerely, no sarcasm intended. I love what I do/will do in the future.

With that said, being a "grown-up" is still an overwhelming thought sometimes. Granted, I'm 24, live at my parents house, have little to no actual responsibility, very few bills, and revel in that fact. I think it's the lack of spontanaeity that's difficult for me. I've never been the type of person to take off to Spain with a weeks notice, or even to St. George for the weekend without thourough planning, but the idea that I need to be in the same place every day for 180 consecutive days seems a little daunting. Yet, I've picked a profession that will allow me a lifestyle that I've always wanted. No nights or weekends, and three months off in the summer. It's perfect really.

Most days I really want to be more productive and doing things with my life, which is what I'm doing today. Substitute from 7:00 to 2:30, then wait tables from 4:00 to 10:30. Active, productive, making money to put away into savings. But today, I don't want to be a grown-up. Today, I just wanted to sleep until 9:00 and then go snowboarding. Then maybe take a nap. Watch my favorite TV show. Then read a book until I fell asleep.

But alas, a grown-up I shall be.