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A Southern California Substitute Teacher
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Hello everybody! I'm a substitute teacher in the Southern California area, and throughout the school year I'll blog on how my school day goes as a middle school and high school sub.
Recent Posts Tagged With 'grammar'
"I am the Grammar Queen" & an "organized mess" on the teahcer's b-day.
No, I'm not the grammar queen. However, that was an outlandish statement from one student on Friday. It's probably one of the more outlandish statements I've heard as a sub, and provided a golden title for this post. The statement came when I was w...
"Do you want help or do you just want answers"
On Tuesday, I got a call to do 7th & 8th grade english. The teacher was actually going to be on campus, b/c it was his release day, meaning I really do need to be on my game. Usually students who get in trouble with me don't get their name off my s...
Gay Marriage, Grammar & Legalizing Marijuana
On Wednesday, I subbed for the same class as the day before b/c the teacher was still sick. For her three freshman english honors classes, they did a practice quiz and then worked on grammar in the library. When my first freshmen did the practice qu...
Can You Essay Her?
On Monday, I subbed for four Freshman english classes and one reading/writing class. Her four English classes lesson plans were simple enough, as she said they do 30 minutes of Silent Reading and then work on a grammar packet.The teacher said the gr...
I Don't have a Lesson Plan!
So, on Monday, I got called at 7:40 and got there 20 minutes after school started. District and school knew I was going to be late. I relieved the other sub who was just covering for me, and she told me there were no lesson plans. I called the off...
So I came on time & get it all correct, I'll buy a ticket
I went to the same school I came late on Friday, and with a new route, I arrived on time!I had 3 English sophmore classes and 2 english freshmen classes. The sophmore classes started off with grammar diagnostic work. I forgot what the grammar work ...
