I subbed a half day kindergarten class today. Nothing too much to talk about... I subbed the afternoon and the teacher I was covering for taught morning so I did a lot of prep work. I know I only taught kindergarten for 10 weeks but I still remember how much prep work is involved in kindergarten... it is crazy status! Anyway, I did participate in centers and kids were telling me some crazy stories that never ended! I swear those babies come up with the crazies stuff to say. I love when they talk like little babies. I sometimes wonder what my own kids will be like... I always pray they won't be the annoying kid in class; I would die of embarrassment.
I am going to go help Matt decorate his classroom tomorrow. I am so excited to see what his school and class looks like. Today was his second day and he hasn't been able to stop talking about how much he loves it. I am so so so so beyond happy for him. I don't know anyone that is more deserving for his job than he is =)
I know that my long term sub jobs aren't for a while, but I am still so excited. I want to start already!
Quotes of the day:
1.)
Girl: We don't pick our noses here.
Me: Ok, phew I was worried about that.
(...20 minutes later, she is picking her nose.)
2.)
Boy: I went to the Amazon yesterday and the snake that was there wrapped itself around me and I was so scared and I didn't know what to do and then my dad came and he took a knife and he cut it right off my neck so that the snake wouldn't sting me and then I saw a dragon and then.....
Me: Wow, that's pretty intense. Finish your work now, ok?
Boy: It was... and then blah blah blah blah blah...
Friday, August 17, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
7th grade math and science
Sometimes I wonder how people, such as my boyfriend, can teach 7th and 8th grade... it takes guts. Those kids are slightly out of control. Luckily, today my kids were pretty good. I seriously stink at math but today I successfully taught a lesson to the 7th graders. Go me!
Quote of the day:
While looking at the science textbook...
Student: Oh my god, what is that a picture of?
Me: What does it say?
Student: It is a furnace!!!
Me: No, Sugar-pie. Read it again.
Student: Ohhh, I mean fetus.
Me: (stunned look on my face)
...a couple minutes later...
Student: Ms. Hobbs, is it true that babies have an extra layer of skin over their body when they're born?
Me: (...silence...) Ask your mom.
Student: How do babies pee in the womb?
Me: (...silence...)
Quote of the day:
While looking at the science textbook...
Student: Oh my god, what is that a picture of?
Me: What does it say?
Student: It is a furnace!!!
Me: No, Sugar-pie. Read it again.
Student: Ohhh, I mean fetus.
Me: (stunned look on my face)
...a couple minutes later...
Student: Ms. Hobbs, is it true that babies have an extra layer of skin over their body when they're born?
Me: (...silence...) Ask your mom.
Student: How do babies pee in the womb?
Me: (...silence...)
Friday, August 10, 2012
Back to work!
Well if you haven't heard the exciting news, Matt is the new middle school science teacher at a school in Pomona! I thought I was going to pass out when he told me, I was so excited. I am so proud of him. =)
I finished my master's degree on Monday, so I am pretty excited about that! It felt a little weird knowing that I was taking the last test for a very very long time.
I subbed second grade today! It felt so good to be back. The weather is a little bit out of control though. The kids had to stay inside during lunch, so they got a little hyper towards the end of the day. We watched School House Rock and played Heads Up 7 Up, which seemed to make them happy. Overall they were a fun class. I love being a teacher.
I received exciting news today! A teacher asked me to long term sub for her! Wahoo!!! It won't be for another few months, but I couldn't be more excited. Life seems to be moving along quite nicely.
I am so glad to be back at work. Not working totally throws me off balance.
Quote of the Day:
Student: Ms. Hobbs, you should see my moms rental!
Me: What kind of rental?
Student: Her car rental. She's got a PT Cruiser with all the diggs!!!
I finished my master's degree on Monday, so I am pretty excited about that! It felt a little weird knowing that I was taking the last test for a very very long time.
I subbed second grade today! It felt so good to be back. The weather is a little bit out of control though. The kids had to stay inside during lunch, so they got a little hyper towards the end of the day. We watched School House Rock and played Heads Up 7 Up, which seemed to make them happy. Overall they were a fun class. I love being a teacher.
I received exciting news today! A teacher asked me to long term sub for her! Wahoo!!! It won't be for another few months, but I couldn't be more excited. Life seems to be moving along quite nicely.
I am so glad to be back at work. Not working totally throws me off balance.
Quote of the Day:
Student: Ms. Hobbs, you should see my moms rental!
Me: What kind of rental?
Student: Her car rental. She's got a PT Cruiser with all the diggs!!!
Monday, July 30, 2012
In sickness and in laziness...
So, I am a substitute in 3 districts now! woohoo... keep em coming, folks!
I was talking to Kristine and her husband last week and we were talking about how sad it is that I have to rely on teachers getting sick in order to get work. It is as though when I pray for work, I am really praying for a teacher to catch the flu in the middle of the night. Isn't that just crazy?
Another reason I love teaching is because I get to create friendships with amazing people. I went to help Letty and Kari set up the kindergarten classroom and then I went to visit with Kristine and her family. I had a blast! I love spending time with the new friends I have created in the teaching field over the last year. Nothing better than friends.
Etiwanda goes back to school Monday. Hopefully I will be called to sub. I have been waking up at 6:00 to prepare myself for going back to work... It is exhausting just to wake up! Next Friday a family friend, Mary, requested me to sub for her. I have known Mary forever. When I was a kid she was my CCD teacher at church. Her daughter and I were best friends for the longest time. I am so excited to be able to sub for her. =)
I was talking to Kristine and her husband last week and we were talking about how sad it is that I have to rely on teachers getting sick in order to get work. It is as though when I pray for work, I am really praying for a teacher to catch the flu in the middle of the night. Isn't that just crazy?
Another reason I love teaching is because I get to create friendships with amazing people. I went to help Letty and Kari set up the kindergarten classroom and then I went to visit with Kristine and her family. I had a blast! I love spending time with the new friends I have created in the teaching field over the last year. Nothing better than friends.
Etiwanda goes back to school Monday. Hopefully I will be called to sub. I have been waking up at 6:00 to prepare myself for going back to work... It is exhausting just to wake up! Next Friday a family friend, Mary, requested me to sub for her. I have known Mary forever. When I was a kid she was my CCD teacher at church. Her daughter and I were best friends for the longest time. I am so excited to be able to sub for her. =)
Saturday, July 21, 2012
Going Home
Yesterday I went on a field-trip with my old work. I worked for a grant funded program in Pomona for two years. I worked with kids in a lower income area and promoted college. The program follows kids from 8th grade to their senior year in high school. I LOVED THAT JOB!
Although students at that grade and in that neighborhood tend to have an attitude and are quick to fight, they are amazing kids. I loved getting to know them. The team I worked with became my family throughout my two years there. I would do anything for them. We worked really well together and got stuff done. It was really funny yesterday because we went to the beach and I was standing next to my boss. A guy tripped and fell on the beach; my boss and I both looked at each other and started dying laughing. My other former coworkers from a different school site looked at us and said "no wonder you two used to work so well together." It really is true, my boss and I made a great team.
Of all the jobs I have had, that is the job where I felt most comfortable with the people I was surrounded by. Everyone in the program is there for the same reason and we all truly care about each other. I was nervous to go on the field-trip because I hadn't seen my coworkers, kids, or boss in about a year but everyone treated me like I had never left.
I feel like substitute teaching is a lonely job sometimes, especially when I work at schools I am not familiar with. I am basically my own boss and I enter a school with teachers I have never met before.
I wanted to work in programs similar to the one in Pomona once I received my degree but then I went into teaching. Don't get me wrong, I love teaching but I also love working with such a close group of friends. Maybe I can still consider working for a program like this? Hopefully something will open up. I would still be a mentor at Gear Up if subbing wasn't better pay.
I loved seeing my kids, my coworkers, and my boss. It felt like coming home for the holidays!
Although students at that grade and in that neighborhood tend to have an attitude and are quick to fight, they are amazing kids. I loved getting to know them. The team I worked with became my family throughout my two years there. I would do anything for them. We worked really well together and got stuff done. It was really funny yesterday because we went to the beach and I was standing next to my boss. A guy tripped and fell on the beach; my boss and I both looked at each other and started dying laughing. My other former coworkers from a different school site looked at us and said "no wonder you two used to work so well together." It really is true, my boss and I made a great team.
Of all the jobs I have had, that is the job where I felt most comfortable with the people I was surrounded by. Everyone in the program is there for the same reason and we all truly care about each other. I was nervous to go on the field-trip because I hadn't seen my coworkers, kids, or boss in about a year but everyone treated me like I had never left.
I feel like substitute teaching is a lonely job sometimes, especially when I work at schools I am not familiar with. I am basically my own boss and I enter a school with teachers I have never met before.
I wanted to work in programs similar to the one in Pomona once I received my degree but then I went into teaching. Don't get me wrong, I love teaching but I also love working with such a close group of friends. Maybe I can still consider working for a program like this? Hopefully something will open up. I would still be a mentor at Gear Up if subbing wasn't better pay.
I loved seeing my kids, my coworkers, and my boss. It felt like coming home for the holidays!
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Buzzed
While tutoring an 8 year old...
Me: You can't write "peeps" in your essay instead of "people"
Kid: You're SUCH a buzz-kill!!
Me: You can't write "peeps" in your essay instead of "people"
Kid: You're SUCH a buzz-kill!!
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Master's Project!
Well, I finally finished my master's project!!! I just have to write a little paper to go with it then I will be all done!!! It feels very unreal.
Once I finish the paper and my educational psychology class, I will have a master's in education in a few weeks!!! PRAISE THE LORD!
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE I MADE FOR MY MASTERS PROJECT!
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions please feel free to comment on this website, email me at: cassie.hobbs@laverne.edu, or give me a call. I would appreciate your feedback.
Once I finish the paper and my educational psychology class, I will have a master's in education in a few weeks!!! PRAISE THE LORD!
CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE I MADE FOR MY MASTERS PROJECT!
If you have any comments, questions, or suggestions please feel free to comment on this website, email me at: cassie.hobbs@laverne.edu, or give me a call. I would appreciate your feedback.
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