Diane and Tom

My first assignment – hope I like this

My first assignment was 4 classes of COOKING in a Middle School. Cooking!!! I am not a great cook. Probably not even average. But I can grill, saute, boil, broil, season and make somewhat decent dishes. I even bake my own

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Do I really want to do this?

 When Diane suggested I consider substitute teaching, the idea was so out of the blue that it took me a month to seriously consider it. It gradually occurred to me that I had tons of free time, being newly retired, I

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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.

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