Starting the School Year with a Substitute
No one can plan for medical emergencies or when babies are born. Several times I have been a substitute for the first week or two of school. This particular time, …
No one can plan for medical emergencies or when babies are born. Several times I have been a substitute for the first week or two of school. This particular time, …
True Hikers While I understand that not everyone, or everything, can smell like a new baby, there are some neighbors who possess a certain…um…aroma, for lack of a better word, …
Sequoia Nat’l ParkCalifornia We love to camp at primitive campsites. Okay, my husband and I love to camp at these non-electrical locales. The children just put up with the fact …
My greatest pleasure, when substituting for the younger grades, is reading to the class. I was lucky enough to enjoy this privilege when my own children were in grade school. …
When camping in nature, you need to be ready for any uninvited guests who might drop by. Oftentimes they invite themselves to dinner. Back when it was just the five …
The next night of our rustic camping at a state park in Virginia, the older children and I went on a night prowl with a park ranger. My husband stayed …
The joy of substituting, every once in a while, you reach someone and help them to understand concepts in review when the teacher leaves work. High school geometry. Multi-step word …
Friends will ask us how we can camp every summer out in nature where it is so quiet at night. First, I try to explain that with our crew it …
Children are natural born actors. Think about it. Aren’t children always looking for an audience? A two-year-old follows you around to give her rendition of “tantrum” or a nine-year-old offers …
From competence to incompetence. The difference a substitute day can make. Like I said before, I always try to demonstrate to students on the board how to do the mathematical …