Today we go into the wayback files for #ThrowbackThursday. This one is from September 16, 2008.
I have subbed for this particular teacher many times before, so I know that the newspapers in the office are hers. I grab them without really thinking about it anymore. I got to the classroom, put the papers down, and then I read the lesson plan. "Current events presentation preparation." I had everything they needed.
It wasn't even ten minutes into the period when a student accused me of failing to get today's newspapers. Um, they're right over there. Then I looked. All the papers had been taken. The student said that there had to be more in the office.
Arguing with a teenager is a pointless exercise. No matter what I say, the teen has an argument for it. We could spend a half hour debating the color of the desks, and I would not be able to convince the teen to even agree to disagree. So, I avoid these "discussions" whenever possible.
I told the student that I had picked up all the papers. She wanted to check the office. I knew that she'd need the proof of her own eyes, so I let her go "retrieve" the "rest" of the papers.
The student returned with no papers. She told me that the office ladies had said that I had already picked them up. (See, I was right!) She was still doubtful, but she had no other recourse, so she took her seat and stopped complaining.
They think I lie to them. They think I don't know anything. Such is what a sub gets to deal with every day.
I don't get this so much at the continuation high school anymore, but occasionally I'll run into a student who doesn't know me.
I kind of like the lesson planning with the teacher and the current events with the newspapers, considering since I think newspapers might be a thing of the past one day. Nice to see the kids getting into the newspapers like that rather than just getting the news online.
ReplyDeleteI guess for most teens they got to see it for themselves to believe its true (or she just wanted an excuse to leave class for a bit :)
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Nowadays the teacher lets them get their current events from the newspaper or from online. (Sorry!)
DeleteArgumentative students are the worst!
ReplyDeleteAnd there's always one.
DeleteI had a 3rd gr. student in GATE class who insisted grammar correction lesson we had in class was incorrect. It wasn't.
ReplyDeleteThat student probably was argumentative in all aspects of her life.
Yep, I bet she was.
DeleteThat student sounds like my mom who has dementia-no way to tell them otherwise
ReplyDeleteAh, newspapers. It's nice to imagine them paging through them...
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to watch.
DeleteArgumental teens fun fun
ReplyDeleteKind of a normal day, really.
DeleteGotta love a know it all teen. It's a shame that so much of that bravado is slapped off 'em before they leave school.
ReplyDeleteDid a long stint as full time relief teacher in a very tough school in London and although it was against all the rules, I found kids would do just about anything for sweeties. Always had a supply in my handie.
There was one sub who the students referred to as the Jolly Rancher guy. Because he used to keep a supply on hand to hand out to students. No one had much respect for him, though. (His classroom control was non-existent.)
DeleteI live with two teenagers. So I know exactly what you are talking about!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh yeah...
DeleteMy own kids were like that (some still are). Luckily my students are still young enough to believe everything I say :)
ReplyDeleteWhat do they think, we lie to them all the time?
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