#20 Wild Card

 

Introduction

The Wild Card topic that I will be discussing is yet another Listening Post, but from the outlook of a substitute teacher . A Listening Post is simply describes as where and how information is received.

Brief

                                                                                                                                                                 

Being a substitute teacher is not a easy task, but it is rewarding. I get to learn about why students behave the way that they do and more importantly I gain information about the workplace and the students from the school itself.

Morning

Entering the school, I am instructed to sign in through the office to which I hear all the talk about which instructor is absent from the job today and perhaps which student will be getting checked out of school early for a doctors appointment or maybe being sick.

Once I enter the classroom, I read the lesson plans that were left by the teacher in order to conduct the school day. As the children do their work, I able to learn about them though the discussions that they are having with their peers about how Misses such and such wrote them a referral yesterday and is a not kind word and how the hairstyle that they have is trash.

Recess

Towards the middle of the school day, recess begins. Nowadays, children are give two privileges of attending recess so the information overload is at its greatest. I get the opportunity to hear about how the day is going for other educators with their classes, and the latest news of who is missing their recess due to behavior. It can only be imagined of the type of topics and reasons that I've heard regarding those who sadly have to miss all or some of their playing time.

Another topic that is trending on the playground is beauty and fashion. As an educator, the fashion norm is becoming more relaxed and not as stagnate to being business casual. For instance, me and another teacher were talking about the different bluejeans that they had for sale at a local store in Camden called the Perfects Boutique since they can only wear jeans on Fridays. 

End of Day

The end of the day is where all the chaos happens, not really though. In other words, the wrap up with the school day consists of who is riding what bus due to who they live with on the weekend or during the week. With the information given, the student will explore the circumstances of which transportation they will be utilizing today as well as the route on how to get there.

Conclusion

Ultimately, the job is very tedious and being on top of things is what will keep one sane. Overall, I love the job, guidance from my coworkers on life, and the pay is week and flexible, cheers!