We were grocery shopping the other night and my 9-year-old daughter was jumping around and telling us about some kind of dance she was learning in gym class. “And then you dance with the pole…”, she said, and that got our attention – pole dancing in gym class? She then went on to explain that …
School Picture Guy- a recurring guest star in Lincoln Peirce’s comic strip Big Nate, a strip nearly as old as the Simpsons. He doesn’t appear much these days in his primary role meaning I had to go back to 2007 to find this one, skipping past roles as a deejay and a news photographer. But …
Wednesday was one of those specials days. That is, subbing for a gym teacher. But first, let me talk about the days before this one. Monday, I took a full day job at one of the furthest schools from me. It was a bit of a mixed bag as well as a slight disappointment. I …
Okay, thanks to today this will be a two-part post. See my next post for the reason. 🙂 Yesterday I had the privilege of attending my nephew’s high school graduation. He actually attended two of the same schools as I did growing up. One of those schools I have subbed at several times. The other one was …
I keep meaning to mention this bit of info. Or maybe I already did but don’t remember. In any event, I was at a middle school doing PE, but you already knew that. Unlike Thursday’s PE, we actually got to go outside. Well, there were two periods of sixth grade health, but that’s why I …
I was in conversation with another teacher and he happened to say this about the current eighth grade class. After today I would agree on this for a few students with a wish that they would grow up soon. These students are the ones teachers have in mind when they say they will never teach …
In days of banning tag from the playground because some kids “get too rough” it seems only natural that dodge-ball is so far banned, it is even anathema to mention it. Perhaps that is really only valid in the elementary school though. Or maybe the ones making the rules don’t like the attitude of middle …
My last post on my actual experiences with the kids was last week, so I guess it’s past time to write about it again. I finished last week as a traveling social studies teacher on Friday. That’s right, this district has a separate teacher do social studies for 1st-3rd grades. I’m not sure why. To …
