Substitute teaching

I came into substitute teaching with expectations. I expected to sub for high school math and science. I figured that it would be logical to place me in those subjects because those are the subjects that I'm strongest in. My mother had sent in my request to continue subbing form because I was in California. This would not have been a problem except for the fact that I forgot to tell her to write that I preferred math and science though I would take anything.

Up until this point I have not subbed in math and science. That is until tomorrow in which I will be subbing high school math, this is only because I called and found out why I was never subbing where I wanted. Reflecting on my actions I don't know whether they were right or wrong. I know that I should be content wherever God places me. I know that the reason that I called was out of selfish motivation. So I would say that it was wrong of me to call and place my request.

Looking back over the past month I'm so glad that God placed me in the classrooms that He did. I have learned so much. Most of the time I have been subbing for resource teachers (special ed.). For the most part the kids I'm working with have a little harder time grasping concepts. They are integrated into the classrooms so I go to the other teacher's rooms and make sure my kids are staying on task. This has taught me  patience and humility (though God is still working on that one with me). The days I teach resource I feel as if I retreat further and further into my introvertedness. I don't really talk that much because I sit in the back of the classroom and take notes. The kids are amazing though. They are really good kids and they actually respect the teacher, which is something a lot of their fellow classmates don't do. I love the kids that I have had the privilege to be their sub.

Out of all the classrooms that I have subbed Kindergarten has been my favorite. The kids in Kindergarten are so wonderful. Teaching them has been a great blessing. There is something about teaching children that teaching older kids lack. I love the younger kids. They do funny things that lighten your heart. Before sending the kids to their bus we always give each other a "thumb kiss," this is where you just touch the pads of your thumbs together. Even the day that they got a stern lecture on respecting adults and not screaming when the fire alarm goes off they still expected and wanted a thumb kiss before going home.