Peter, Paul, and Mary
I’m a little fascinated by the quieter kids in the Middle School classrooms. Peter, Paul, and Mary (names are changed – you will not find many Peters or Pauls or Marys in today’s Bay Area) are three of these students. Peter
Halfway Through
This is so stressful I’m shaking like a leaf. Can barely type this and don’t know if I can finish the week………..NOT! JUST JOKING. But I am really surrounded by these strange little humans all day long, and these are my
Did I really forget it all?
High school Geometry. Easy, don’t you think? I was a whiz at Geometry. Granted, it was a few decades ago. Anyway, the 9th graders come in. I give them my opening greeting, (I was in a public high school just like
Getting lost in the shuffle, and falling through the cracks
My sister reminded me of this saying. We heard it a lot from my Mom.”Don’t get lost in the shuffle, and fall through the cracks” I always thought if was a funny saying. I could picture shuffling a desk of cards,
My first AP
World History. Two classes AP (advanced placement) and two regular. What a difference. The AP students were more attentive, more diligent, and more ambitious. I took a minute before the class to tell them I went to a public high school
Seriously? On the second day?
I took this assignment because Diane ACCIDENTLY CLICKED APPROVE while she was looking at the website. I arrive at the school and am immediately mixed in with maybe 4 staff, 2 other subs, and about 8 very young, severely autistic kids.
Although happily retired, I was intrigued by my wife’s suggestion to try substitute teaching. Why not? We both thought it might be an enriching retirement activity perhaps twice a week. My journey took an unexpected path, and I signed a full-time teaching contract with one of the most highly regarded schools in the Bay Area in December. Here is my story.
