No Jobs

After only working 2 days last week, in which I expected to work not at all because it was conference week, I had no jobs this week; and thus, no stories to tell. The jobs I got called for included a PE class for 7th and 8th graders, and 3 kindergarten jobs. I didn't accept any of them.

I would rather die than work with middle-school students, and since I don't have a credential for that anyway, I'm not sure why the machine called me. Some people have a gift for working with this aged student but I am not one of them, at least not in a public school setting. Many of those same people cannot stand to work with little 5, 6, or 7 year olds. I am the opposite.

As for the kindergarten assignments, I tend not to accept those jobs outside of the schools I know and regularly work at. In the past I have accepted those assignments and have nearly always found them very difficult. I don't know the routine for one thing and for another, the teachers have not left very good plans. It's a different story if you know the school and the routine at least a little bit.

I am anticipating a good story or two sometime next week. I believe I'll be subbing in the "2nd Grade Class From Hell". I've been in there before and would probably turn the job down, except I like the teacher a great deal and know that I can manage.