Last week I subbed at a high school in a math class. I was terrified, and I didn't like it one bit. Well maybe a little bit. It was my first day subbing, and I didn't know anything about it. I found that I disliked being back at high school even though it wasn't even the school I went to. It brought back awful memories. The kids were scary and bigger than me and didn't respect me or listen to me. I did make it through the day though. One kid even thanked me. That was sweet.
After that I was too afraid to take more subbing positions, and luckily there weren't any for me to take. I got sick and that gave me yet another excuse for not taking jobs. Meanwhile I read, like, about 10 books, or more. I've been reading a really great series, The Tales of the Frog Princess, by E.D. Baker. I highly recommend it (Disney's The Princess and the Frog is based on the first book of the series). I'm finishing up the last one now.
I also gave a lesson in Relief Society about finding and keeping a positive attitude. It was pretty good, if I do say so myself. I got a lot of comments and I kinda liked teaching too. :)
This week, after spending the first few days just reading, I decided I really needed to crack down and take a job. I got online and took a half-day job at an elementary school for two days in a row. I was a little nervous on the first day, but I wasn't alone in the classroom, and it really wasn't that bad. I enjoyed it a lot actually. as I was coming home from that school, I received a phone call. My employers needed me to sub immediately at another elementary school. In this class, I would be the teacher. I was nervous, but I did a really great job. The Aid even said I did pretty good, and I seemed to know how to handle the kids pretty well. :D Then the next day I went back to the other school. It was just as good as the day before, but I did even better. Tadah! I think I've found my calling in life. I like teaching children. Maybe I'll go back to school to be a teacher. You never know. Besides they like me too. Three different children came up to me to tell me. :P
