A Bitter View

I completed a whole week at a new school being a sub. My first day was with 8th graders. I felt they were no different than any other kids at different schools they knew what they could do when the real teacher's there and what they could'nt. Tuesday thru Thursday I had a class of 2nd graders. Man are they clingy. I should've expected that. One of the kids told me i reminded them of their cousin's boyfriend. "You look just like him oooooo!" I wrote down most of my thoughts while i was there. Here are some of them.

* Why is one of the kids named after a alcholic drink?

* These kids work very fast. Are they smart or are they just lazy and fill in words to say theyre completed.

My last thought was when the kids went to do the Pledge one of the kids looked at me and didnt face the flag. I told her to turn around. One of the kids hollered out "she doesnt say the pledge because she doesnt believe in god" Now when I heard that my first thought was maybe they were mistaking the pledge with religion. I started to say she was un-patriotic and becasue her last name was muhammad I assumed she was a muslim. It was a new problem that i didnt know how to handle. I told her to face the flag but hold her head down. It was the firstand only thing I could think of.

The teacher had a little container of M&Ms I ate them all. She confronted me about them and I just told her i'll replace them next time I come back.

Friday was my worst day I had 3rd graders. They like to say "Ya mama" a lot. They love to yell at each other and call each other names as well. The alpha female was like Deebo! She threatened everyone. "Shut up, fo' ah knock yo butt out!" One girl was so damn musty it was unbearable. When ever she approached me i had to step back the funk was THAT strong. She knew she was ripe as hell all the kids did too. why did she have to raise her armpits in my direction as well? ugh. I stopped 2 fights in my class as well. That really makes me look good. and through all that; they all still believe each other still have the cooties. hmph.