Random Thoughts XI (Eleven Pipers Piping)
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OY!I have four retired teachers in my family. One brother subs extensively, and is always happy when it is high school math, which he taught. When it is FCS, I pity the kids. There is such a shortage, you can sub any day you want. This is my brother who doesn't have kids of his own, so when he subbed for elementary PE and the teacher's lesson plan included, "Duck, duck, goose," he was at a loss. A first grader taught him what it is lol. They all sub some, and have all had long term sub stints when schools are desperate due to parental leave, deployment, etc.
It's good you and they made him legit make up the work. Our Algebra I teacher had to repeatedly give a kid another shot at a test he kept failing (kid qualified for state wrestling you know) and finally one of my kids was deployed to tutor him too. The kid's dad was all, "this is BS, there is more to school than academics."
We had a lot of parents like that at our school. I was something of an anomaly.
I have four retired teachers in my family. One brother subs extensively, and is always happy when it is high school math, which he taught. When it is FCS, I pity the kids. There is such a shortage, you can sub any day you want. This is my brother who doesn't have kids of his own, so when he subbed for elementary PE and the teacher's lesson plan included, "Duck, duck, goose," he was at a loss. A first grader taught him what it is lol. They all sub some, and have all had long term sub stints when schools are desperate due to parental leave, deployment, etc.
It's good you and they made him legit make up the work. Our Algebra I teacher had to repeatedly give a kid another shot at a test he kept failing (kid qualified for state wrestling you know
, Unluckily there are too many parents who think this way.
My plan when we moved back after I was laid off was to sub until I could find something new. My wife's grandfather is a retired teacher (74 or 75 years old I think) and he could sub pretty much every day if he wants. He always taught science so he has become the go to sub and especially long term sub for high school science at Linn-Mar.
The one stipulation for the non-education degree subs are you can't do long term, but I'm sure you could still do everyday around a district. I may do the same thing once kiddos are all in school full time, we'll see. I actually had a teaching license in MN when I worked since I was in the schools as a speech therapist. The preschool teachers here say they have a hard time finding people who will sub preschool. I worked in preschool, so I would prefer that over HS for the most part. Especially since a lot of the freshmen prob know who I am.
Just bought my ticket to see The Killers in St. Paul in January. Pretty pumped, they're number one on my bucket list of bands I haven't seen yet.
Mom told me she booked a hotel for my cousin's wedding in a year from today. It's in Prescott, AZ, called Hotel St. Michael. Used to be the Hotel Burke, which provided lodging to the Earps and Doc Holliday. Isn't that a daisy?
CycloneErik
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Well it is an 11:00 am kick-off.
Train beer is one thing.
Train Chardonnay is another. A much more aggressive play.
Friday nights are amazing
Awesome pork chops here stuffed with wild rice and cashew dressing. Delish. With an ample side of Bonpas Rhone wine. And baseball.
Saw them 10 years ago at an outdoor show. They were really really good live.
I get to go to a 1030 soccer game tomorrow versus a team that beat the hell outta my daughter's team in August. I'm hoping they can keep it within 5, but I'm not betting on it.
I plan to get home in time to catch most of the football game. I'm hoping for a reversal of beatdown fortunes.
I plan to get home in time to catch most of the football game. I'm hoping for a reversal of beatdown fortunes.
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