Work!
November 25, 2008 at 2:42 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentPay day was November 5th. I have yet to be paid. 20 days later. I found out 5 days ago that they didn’t even issue me a paycheck. But that got straightened out and I should have a check in the next few days. Hopefully.
In the meantime, still not a lot of work. I worked 2 days last week, and tomorrow I’m working 3 hours at Lim school. Covering IEPs. These are generally easy because I don’t have to do anything – just supervise. I don’t have to be there until 11am, so that’s nice. But it also means only 3 hours of pay.
But I’ll be okay, for now. Hopefully I can get a full time job sometime soon.
Limbo For Life!
November 17, 2008 at 2:14 pm | In Uncategorized | 1 Comment(Cross-Posted in And So Life Begins…)
More significantly… I’ve been feeling as though I’m in limbo. Work, no work, work, no work. Never knowing exactly what my schedule will be like. Well, it sucks, basically. But I came to the realization today that, well, this is my life right now. There isn’t much I can do about it right now. That just means I need to get used to living life as it comes. It’s nice, because I have days where I don’t have to get up early or dress up or go anywhere… but it’s quite boring, too. I’d LIKE to go out and work, make money. I have 3 days booked in the next 2 months. Not good. I need about 15 more days to be happy.
That said, I think doing Substituting is a good experience. It gives me a bit of many classes and that will help me in having my own classroom some day. I need to start making good notes of what I like in each classroom. I need to look at the different aspects of the classroom and take a bit from it.
It’s a bit scary, though. I won’t make the 100 days/600 hours needed in order to get health care next year. So I won’t have health insurance that way. So I might be facing a lack of health care for a year. That would not be good, but there isn’t much I can do about it. I can get a job, hopefully. The other option would be for me to MOVE somewhere and get a FULL time job. Somewhere. Where? Maybe up north. A job. With benefits.
Alas, one step at a time must be taken.
I submitted my application for Grad School. Now it’s waiting to get the results and then take the GRE. Woo.
3rd Grade
November 13, 2008 at 10:16 pm | In pay check | Leave a CommentTags: 3rd grade, work
This will be my first time subbing in a 3rd grade class. I like 3rd grade. It’s that age that most teachers want. They don’t need to be babied so much, but they aren’t complete asses yet.
The classroom teacher, KL, gave me a call this evening while I was at the supermarket. I was on the phone when she called and so waited to come home to call her back. I’m glad I did. In the voicemail she left me she said that there was something that was too difficult to write down and she could explain them better over the phone. Once she did tell me about it, it wasn’t all that complicated. The class is having a debate, per se, and each side needs to finish their posters so that by Monday they can present. THAT doesn’t sound complicated.
The class is small, 16 students. Wow. They switch twice during the day, for ELD and for Reading. Not a problem for me.
I was going to make some photocopies of some activities for the kids if we have extra time, but I figure I’ll take them out to play OR just let them do something creative instead. Give them extra time to work on their posters, etc.
November has been a slow month thus far, but tomorrow is pay day for October. I’m really excited to get a paycheck! A nice one! It will be such a relief for my bank account and my credit cards and my brain.
Maybe an update on how it goes tomorrow.
4th Grade
November 6, 2008 at 9:02 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a CommentTags: 4th, Haskell, kinder, lim
Monday and Wednesday I spent in 4th grade. The class is nice but they are talkative. A couple of students with whom I bump heads. One I had to send to a Kinder class for 20 minutes. Yesterday it was good, I enjoyed it and I hope I get to go back to that class again. I think the teacher likes me, so hopefully!
Tomorrow I’m going back to Kinder. Different class, though. This one is back at Haskell for a teacher I never really worked with but I got along with. There is also an aide in the class who is an elderly woman who volunteers. She’s very nice and I’ve worked with her when I was there. He did tell me the class was a “tough” one this year, but I had to deal with an autistic kid in the last class, so I’ll be fine. Being THERE will also help. Although, I hope I can keep to myself a little bit.
Three Days!
November 2, 2008 at 7:13 pm | In Uncategorized | 1 CommentTags: Haskell, lim, work
I am working Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I would also be working Tuesday, but that’s the election. Monday and Wednesday I’ll be in the 4th grade class that I was at to begin with at Lim school. I liked this class. It’s a GATE class – so they are smart (or at least not as low as others). Also, the teacher left me very specific instructions last time (and last time it was a sort of last minute sub that she needed) so I expect there to be lots of good instructions. She needed me for M-W, but unfortunately because of Tuesday I can’t do it all three days. Ah well. M & W it will have to be!
Then on Friday I’m subbing at Haskell for Kinder. The teacher, PS, already told me that the class is a tough one this year – but I just did a tough one the other day, so I hope it won’t be too bad!
Regardless – it’s 3 days of work! In one week!
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