The weirdest day
Originally written in October, 2016. My co-teacher had a sub today. I was, at first, thankful because this sub was really nice and very interested in doing her job. She asked me what the kids were learning and asked a few clarifying questions to make her day (and mine) run smoother. I had zero voice today. As in I was whispering, with a few donkey brays every now and again for lower sounds. This worked out perfectly, as this sub was especially chatty. She was telling me all sorts of stories about her life and where she's come from, and where she believes we should be heading...both as people, a society, and a nation. I heard a lot of, "And I sure don't understand..." stories and a lot of, "I'm just too old for this..." commentaries. It's not that I didn't want to listen to what she had to say, it's that I really didn't have time to listen to everything she was saying. I was at a desk in my co-teacher's room, rushing to make a...