Substituting Junior High History

Day 6 - Junior High History

Dec 20

Arrogance thickens the thinnest air,
Leading those to where they shouldn't dare,
Self glorified, they aren't scared,
Soon enough, they will deeply care.

I became arrogant. I had such a good time with physical education that I felt that I could do another day in junior high. We'll see how it goes. Maybe it won't be so bad, they're just kids. I'm a man, they're children, I can beat them up. I also have a degree, thus superior wit.

I started the day off right with 4 hours of sleep, some gastrointestinal torture foods, and a non shaven face

To this point, my set of mind has been not to care too much. There are a lot of schools. If I mess up at one school or class, who cares? I still have all these other schools to make a good impression.

Well, one bad impression here, one bad impression there, they all lead up to one big bad impression. I also found out that the teachers can and do talk to each other about the substitutes. They tattle tell on me when I do something bad. What a great example to set for their children.

Up to this point I have only been working for the county and not the city. I figured I could practice with all the county schools and then, when I got serious, I could go substitute for the schools that actually pay their teachers money and not circus peanuts.

It has been 9 days since I last worked. Time flies when you're not working. The problem is that every day that goes by, the more I don't make money and the more I worry about money. This then makes me depressed and less able to work. When I don't work I just sleep all day and worry. My only comfort is prayer and church. Also food, but I try to stray away from that, lest I gain my weight back.

It's five days before Christmas and it doesn't even feel like it. I arrive and park at the wrong school. I walk an extra block to get there. I then remember last time that the elementary is right by it. I save myself the embarrassment by not asking the office where I am again.