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Heh - I guess I can teach 5th grade, who knew? I decided to take a 1/2 day sub job on Wednesday for a 5th grade class and it was great. I taught 2 periods of math and homeroom and the kids were attentive and did their work and eager to raise their hand. I even got on the good side of the 2nd yr. 5th grader who had a chip on her shoulder (I cold called her to the board, helped her work through the problem, and got to say "good job").

I guess trying out different experiences is a good thing, so this afternoon I'm doing 1/2 a day of 1st grade. We'll see how that goes.

It scares me to see 5th graders with chips on their shoulders. I didn't get that jaded, maligned feeling until middle school, and I thought that middle school/junior high was just where everyone learns that life sucks, society isn't fair, and people who strive for popularity are mean. I guess kids really are growing up quicker these days.

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Wow, this article makes me really happy, kinda like the happy I felt when I found out that Enigma had to pay royalties to that Taiwanese couple for a track in "Age of Innocence" and that they got gold records.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/22/lion.sleeps.royalty.ap/index.html

In other news, 1st grade is not for me. My cut off must be somewhere between 1st and 5th. Thank goodness it was only a half day.