Did I mention that I had a bad day on Thursday? Today I subbed for the math teacher in this group.
There is a group of 8th grade teachers at this middle school. Each of these teachers has the same students as the others--so if a student has Ms. A for English, then he has Mr. B for history, Ms. C for math, and Ms. D for science. And since all the teachers share the same students, the teachers can coordinate with each other about these students.
It's great for the teachers. It's great for the students. It's bad for the sub who had a hard time with this group on Thursday.
At least I was prepared. I knew what I was getting into. And I made sure I had a stack of referral forms ready.
They were taking a test. I wanted silence. They decided to test me.
"My name is on my paper."
A boy announced this to the class after the class had gotten silent. It was as if he wanted to break the silence. As if? Nah. That was his intention.
Then the boy behind him announced, "Mine too."
I hope they enjoyed their stay in in-house-suspension. Clearly they wanted to be there.
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