The very special ed class, Friday.
The last time I subbed for Ms. H, the class was going on a field trip. This day, same. This time they were going to some event hosted by the LAUSD for their special ed classes. Something about a dance performance?
Why was I needed? Some of the kiddos weren't going, so someone had to stay behind to supervise them.
I had two students. And then a third joined us as her whole class was going as well as the teacher. (Why book two subs for two different teachers? I was sufficient to cover all the kiddos not going.)
It was a fairly chill day. Alice was wheelchair bound and only spoke in grunts and cries. Nate arrived and put his head down on his desk and slept. Apparently, this was his usual. This was good as Alice does not like Nate. Nate has a tendency to (when awake) hover over Alice and bother her. (When Nate awoke near the end of the day, he hovered over me, and I had to make it very clear I did not want to be touched, and he still touched me.)
Angela was from the other class. She took a seat and asked for paper so she could draw.
I suggested a movie. Alice's one-to-one suggested Encanto.
So, things were mellow. But then I noticed a problem.
Ms. H's prep period was the last period of the day. Usually her students would join the other teachers' classes for the last period. But the other teachers were gone, too. What to do?
I called Allie (the secretary I check in with). While I had looked forward to getting to leave early for the day, I was fine with staying and supervising the kiddos. But, I wasn't going to do it for free...
Once I explained the situation to Allie, she readily agreed to credit me with the extra period.
And so, once we finished Encanto, Angela suggested Lilo & Stitch (the original version).
We were barely fifteen minutes into the last period when the field trippers returned.
It had been a long bus ride. The kiddos had been outside. They'd been in the sun. They were wiped out.
Which was fine. It wasn't like we were going to be doing work or anything. Movie and computer time.
Some days, my job isn't much more than this. It balances out the more difficult days.
I remember having to stay while the rest of the class went on a field trip (for the same reason as you). While I understood the absolute necessity, I still felt like I missed out...lol.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have done it for free, either. Good for asking to be paid. I know you are a week behind on post subject matter so just wondering if the Canvas hack affected the schools where you sub and if you'll blog about it next week.
ReplyDeleteThe district doesn't use Canvas. They use Aeries. I thought Canvas was a college thing? Not very clear on that.
DeleteNice to have a chill day once in a while!
ReplyDeleteI’m glad you had a mellow day! And that you spoke up about getting paid. I have difficulty sometimes speaking up, which is why I was proud of myself last week for asking for comp time 😀
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