<<Subbing is hard work! I remember what we put the subs through.>>
In some ways I love subbing--it's like catch-riding a horse that you've got to connect with in minutes, before you perform. And not nearly the amount of useless paperwork as for the full-time classroom!
I think I told Cathryn this one... The first time I subbed at the local high school, the first kid hit the door, let out a howl of delight ("We got a sub, gonna be a great day!"), and took off down the hall to spread the word. Second kid hit the door, also in high glee... only, his grin slipped off his face and shattered on the floor--obvious thought in his mind was "Oh sh!t--we're not going to get away with *anything*--I had her in first grade!"
There was also the day a kid in the computer lab tried to confront me physically when I caught him on sites he shouldn't have been on. I dealt with the situation, then (as rules required) called the office to let them know I'd been confronted. The secretary asked (as I suppose she was required to) if I was frightened. Well... It flashed through my head that here I regularly dealt with 1200 pounds of high-strung horse, and I should be frightened of some wet-behind-the-ears sugar-fed teen I could take down like *that*?
I answered, "No."
Did I mention that I also ran a 4-H Livestock camp for 15 years?? <g>
Rhonda
Sidesaddle Hall of Famer
Five-time US National Sidesaddle Champion
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