today i subbed at FRES. except it wasn’t really subbing, because i wasn’t filling in for anyone. i was instead a TA (teaching assistant) for a teacher with a difficult to manage class.

at 8:45am i had a short meeting with the principal, mr. hall, who happens to have been my vice principal for my four years of high school. then he took me down to the class, which i knew nothing about ’til i got there. turns out it was a 3rd grade class, and they were effing rowdy, let me just say that now.

i spent the entire day with the students, except for at lunch when i obvs ate in the teacher’s lounge. really i just walk around the room and either tell students to quiet down or to sit at their desk and such, or i help them with what they’re working on. i also graded papers, which was a new experience. and at recess i played on the playground with a group of boys (mr. hall recommended i get involved in recess, which i had no problem with).

like i said before, the kids are rowdy as hell, and i can totally understand why the teacher needs some help. she’s a great teacher, but these kids are out of control. and they just rile each other up. mr. hall told me if the teacher feels i’m helping out enough (i’m also working tomorrow), i will be a TA for the rest of the school year. how great would that be? but i won’t get my hopes up.

oh, and i saw like five billion brighton rec kids, especially when i dropped the class off at lunch. that was a mistake. i’ve never had that many kids surround me at once, i swear. and i constantly heard “lanni!” or “pinky!” or “louise!” as i walked down the hall. hahaha.