Wednesday. Fifth period.
For my extra period assignment for the day, I was assigned to the learning center. This is a pretty easy gig. Any students needing a quiet room for a test are sent there. Many days I spend the period alone.
I got into the classroom and settled in.
The door opened. Three teachers and a student entered. "We're doing an IEP meeting..."
Uh. Okay. Where do I go...?
This sort of thing happens from time to time. The learning center is an empty room, and they appropriate it for meetings on occasion.
Of course, I knew of a classroom that was empty that period. And I even had a key for it.
It felt like cheating. I could sit in the classroom I'd been in all day, but this time on an actual prep period? And getting paid extra for it?
Yeah, that's too good to be true.
As I headed back to the other room, a student headed in. He had been sent out of his biology class to finish a test from a previous day. Well, that's the class I was covering, so I told him to follow me.
Just when he and I got settled, the phone rang. A co-teacher needed to bring her students in because it was test day. (In co-taught classes, the special ed teacher may pull their students out to test with them all in a different room.) Well, that's the class I was covering...
And it no longer felt like cheating. But that's cool, as I was getting paid to cover that extra period.
Funnily enough, three students in the class had been in the Spanish class that day. One girl had just been in fourth period.
It's still an easier period than some extra periods I've covered.
My writing group has been talking about AI generated content a lot. (Your previous post) But I love writing. So I'll keep writing the old fashioned way. :)
ReplyDeleteNo one should give it up. AI isn't quite there yet. And may never be.
DeleteI hope the student attempting to finish his test was able to get it done. Sounds like there were some disruptions. I wouldn't think it was "cheating," they're the ones who chased you out of "your" room!
ReplyDeleteOh yes, he finished in about five minutes. Then he hung out as his teacher told him not to return. (That's not unusual as he may have been going over the test with the rest of the class.)
DeleteIt certainly sounds easier than other days.
ReplyDeleteIt was a nice, easy period.
DeleteSo it wasn't too good to be true, but good enough to not be untrue. I think.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a relatively easy assignment
ReplyDeleteIt was. It's nice to balance out the hard days.
DeleteHi Liz - it certainly sounds like an interesting day without too much hassle - lucky you. Cheers Hilary
ReplyDeleteFunny the things we feel guilty about.
ReplyDeleteYou deserve some easy periods. Hope next time something easy happens, you don't feel too guilty about it.
ReplyDeleteOh no. Every time it goes easy, there's a bit of guilt there.
DeleteThat sounds like a nice day to get paid.
ReplyDeleteIt was an easy hour.
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