My classes are pretty easy. The last couple weeks have been busy with schoolwork, but not hard. I had to do a "Graduate Research Project" for one of my classes. The words Graduate, Research, and Project sound scary, but it only had to be like 3 pages. It was assigned back in September, but I thrive under pressure (not really) so I did it all on the afternoon it was due!
Subbing is going alright. I was going to sub today in a PPCD class (Preschool Program for Children with Disabilities) and I was really excited, because I think that I MIGHT want to teach PPCD when I am ready to be a real teacher. But I got sick yesterday, and it's worse today, so I had to cancel early this morning.
I subbed for ANOTHER first grade class last week, which was stupid of me. My thoughts when I accepted the job were "It can't be as bad as last time", "I need the money", and "Last time taught me what to do differently in a first grade class"...What a little optimist I was. It was horrible. Nothing I did or said seemed to work. They were all over the place. There was a kid in there all day who isn't getting any special ed services but has serious emotional and behavioral problems, he cried about everything he had to do that day. As a sub, it's really hard to know how to handle situations like that when you've known the kids for all of 10 minutes.
One funny thing about that day was when I introduced myself to the class as Ms. Bryant...well, there's also a black teacher at their school named Ms. Bryant. I heard one of the kids ask his friend, completely perplexed, "Wait, so....if she's white....how does THAT work!?!" I wanted to say "Oh my God, you can't just ask people why they're white!"..But I withheld. They probably weren't even born when Mean Girls came out.
In other news, I stupidly went and watched Paranormal Activity the other night. It was very entertaining, I have to say. Had me on the edge of my seat. Sleeping that night was a bit of a problem though. I finally fell asleep at 3am...I wouldn't exactly recommend the movie, considering it is about demonic activity. Don't worry though, it's all scripted and nothing is real! It's not real, Leslie! They're actors! It's a script! You're gonna be ok! ............
What else...I've been trying to go to the gym a lot lately. It's only $12 a month for a membership! I still can't get over that. And it's about 4 times bigger than the SS Athletic Club (crappiest gym ever...60 yr old aerobics instructor Julie was the only thing that redeemed it). Anyways, the women that teach that class take all their cues from Jillian Michaels. They are all like 30-50 year old hott moms, and they make me want to die with their high levels of fitness and extremely toned arms.
That's all for now. Write back soon. Lylas! Stay sweet and cool.
