My new skill set

This post has almost nothing to do with pilot training.

Due to our remote location, the job hunt for me has not been very fruitful. Being so close to the border requires that I be bilingual for most town jobs and I have to compete with 200 other wives for all the jobs on base. Needless to say, I am branching out and trying out subbing while we are here. Today was my first day subbing for the public school system, and here are a few things I learned about first grade. Mind you, if I had a teaching certificate, I probably would have found this out sooner.

1. You should never let first graders sharpen their own pencils. Apparently this is a rule their teacher has but (to my chagrin) they remained quiet about. I discovered this when for about 20 minutes half the class was in line to sharpen their pencils. again. and again. If you are a first grade boy and feel like you have been working for more than 2 minutes, you should probably take a break and re-sharpen your pencil. And then you should get Miss Cushion to fix the sharpener because you broke it. Again.

2. Someone is always hitting someone else. Or kicking. Or poking. And then tattling.

3. You will spend the day walking around the room with no less than four children following you. I got a glimpse of what celebrities feel like with the paparazzi.

4. Potty breaks. "Didn't we just have a potty break 20 minutes ago?" Okay...fine.. "You have to go too?" " Wait a minute, the whole class can't go at the same time...hold on!"

It probably sounds like I didn't have a good time--Not true. I had a fabulous time. I'm just not used to being around so many children for an extended period of time and I've forgotten what it takes to keep them busy.

Please pray that I get some more sub opportunities on the horizon. That was my first, and last one scheduled for awhile unless something opens.

~Ashley