It's Almost Like an Adventure
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annundrielToday I taught Spanish at the high school.
Sometime after 8:30 this morning, I got a call from the high school secretary asking me if I could come in and sub today since the sub that was supposed to be there never showed up. So I dragged myself out of bed, rushed through shower and toast (not at the same time), and got to the school about a quarter to 10. I got to sign in for the whole day, which means a bonus two hours when I wasn't actually there! And then I finished second period and took on the rest of the day.
First, I called the teacher because she'd requested it and because I had no freaking clue what was going on. She'd left notes, but they were specific to the sub she was expecting. Talking to my old English teacher after school, I found out that the expected sub had actually been paid to come in for a day and learn all of the ins and outs of that particular classroom as well as the specific computer programs they're now using to teach Spanish. Of course, none of that knowledge is any good if the lady doesn't show up to use it.
Anyway. I was instructed to let Spanish 2 do whatever and have all of the Spanish 1 classes watch a video on either Peru or Argentina. Since I could only find the Peru video, that meant I watched the same 39 minutes of tape for three hours. Basically. Oi. I am kind of curious about chifa now. According to the video, it's Peruvian Chinese food. And the whole video thing was questionable anyway, since the sound quality wasn't great. I kept telling the kids I couldn't do anything about it, but they still grumbled.
It was an interesting day. The first full class period I taught (third) had my brother's girlfriend in it, so that was a little weird. But I got an hour and a half lunch since the teacher's prep period was right after lunch, so I harassed my mom at the flower shop for a while.
I hope the expected sub shows up tomorrow. I know there's always the possibility that I'll be asked to sub someplace else, but it'd be nice if this person who had a responsibility fulfilled it. I wonder what happened to her? I was going to complain that some people are just lame, but what if there was an emergency? Even so, a call to your employer isn't out of line.
Sometime after 8:30 this morning, I got a call from the high school secretary asking me if I could come in and sub today since the sub that was supposed to be there never showed up. So I dragged myself out of bed, rushed through shower and toast (not at the same time), and got to the school about a quarter to 10. I got to sign in for the whole day, which means a bonus two hours when I wasn't actually there! And then I finished second period and took on the rest of the day.
First, I called the teacher because she'd requested it and because I had no freaking clue what was going on. She'd left notes, but they were specific to the sub she was expecting. Talking to my old English teacher after school, I found out that the expected sub had actually been paid to come in for a day and learn all of the ins and outs of that particular classroom as well as the specific computer programs they're now using to teach Spanish. Of course, none of that knowledge is any good if the lady doesn't show up to use it.
Anyway. I was instructed to let Spanish 2 do whatever and have all of the Spanish 1 classes watch a video on either Peru or Argentina. Since I could only find the Peru video, that meant I watched the same 39 minutes of tape for three hours. Basically. Oi. I am kind of curious about chifa now. According to the video, it's Peruvian Chinese food. And the whole video thing was questionable anyway, since the sound quality wasn't great. I kept telling the kids I couldn't do anything about it, but they still grumbled.
It was an interesting day. The first full class period I taught (third) had my brother's girlfriend in it, so that was a little weird. But I got an hour and a half lunch since the teacher's prep period was right after lunch, so I harassed my mom at the flower shop for a while.
I hope the expected sub shows up tomorrow. I know there's always the possibility that I'll be asked to sub someplace else, but it'd be nice if this person who had a responsibility fulfilled it. I wonder what happened to her? I was going to complain that some people are just lame, but what if there was an emergency? Even so, a call to your employer isn't out of line.
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Date: 2008-10-15 03:32 am (UTC)I've heard it's pretty authentic as well.
interesting how cultures meld, no?
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Date: 2008-10-15 04:00 am (UTC)I love when cultures mix. Especially when they produce yummy things to eat. ;)
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Date: 2008-10-15 05:05 am (UTC)there's is AMAZING Brazilian-Italian fused cafe down the street from me.
AWESOME FOOD.
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Date: 2008-10-15 06:49 pm (UTC)