Be Alert!

So, I am on fall break this week there for I have been subbing for art teachers in far away places. The power that be call me and ask me if I want to sub and I say sure because I like money. It gets me into new class rooms with new kids, which means I get practice starting over in a new environment which I feel is good somehow. I walk in and sort of forget I am going to be teaching young children, but I can't say I am really surprised when that's who shows up. The first class I sub for got a bit out of control. There was a bee or something flying around the classroom and at least two of the girls were "afraid" of it. So at one point during the class the students started taking turn yelling "Bee Alert!" at which point the two girls who were "afraid" would run to the door. Everybody would laugh and have a grand old time including the girls who were "afraid". In calming them down it took me awhile to come up with the phrase "Yes, be alert and finish your drawing!" which I found funny, but no one else really seemed to. I guess they are more into physical comedy. Later, the game became how many markers can we stick in the teacher's back pocket. Perhaps the game is more fun when you are not the teacher, I don't know. It is not very fun when you are though. After I stopped taking out the single markers they did manage to get quite a few in there, especially considering it was the pocket which also contained my wallet.

Today went better. I get oh so happy when I talk and it commands silence. I feel powerful and important. I think I demanded more respect today. Not to say it was prefect, but there were no Alerts bee or otherwise so I was happy. I got to use the "Are you done yet?" which is quite possibly my favorite question ever. A new new teacher who hasn't taught a class yet came to observe me, if she learned anything from me (which she probably didn't it was her third observation) I hope it is the question "Are you done yet?". I want to spread that meme.