So, the last 3 weeks I have finally been able to substitute in U.S. History @ the junior high school. The first 2 weeks were a combination of only afternoons and a full-day. I taught the Bill of Rights based on his materials. 3rd week was odd but has turned into 7 straight days of full days assignment. With the help of the other teacher that does 8th grade history/7th grade geography, I'm teaching a little ND government. She gave me materials but I am deciding what to do - all the fun of teaching without most of the preparation. Since our state legislature is currently in session, I'm going to come up with my own activity for Wednesday. I feel like this is going really well.

Other than a few behavioral problems, the students are a good group. That is normal. Their teacher had a surgery and they've had other subs in rotation before I arrived. The continuity should help and I hope they are actually learning something. Of course, it's not the same as their normal teacher who has been teaching since I was a newborn. He has so many more side stories and examples. I am keeping it simple and just trying to do a good job. I hope that this leads to something more permanent.

The only drawback to this whole thing is that I'm falling behind on the last class I am doing via Independent Study. It's a good thing I have until July. It's the last class I need to meet the requirements set by the ND Ed Standards and Practices Board for a regular (vs my current interim) license.