Substitute Teacher @ MindSay

• I subbed for the third graders again.  Their teacher told me that they were excited because they liked when I am their sub.  :)  The teacher had me go over supply and demand with them and they ate the lesson up!  After explaining why the price of things go up because of scarcity, one of the children remarked, "Ugh! We did this yesterday! Why do we have to learn this again?"  I looked at him pointedly and said, "Because now when your parents complain about the price of gas and how it took $60 to fill up their tanks you'll know why."  "It took MILLIONS of years for dinosaur carcases to decay and form what we now call oil.  Once it's gone, it's gone.  We don't have another million years to wait until more oil is made."  He had the look of stark terror on his face and replied. "I don't feel safe anymore." LOL!  I told him, "That's why it's up to you and your generation to study your social studies and science classes so one day you'll come up with a viable, alternative fuel source. The previous generation and mine are too busy enjoying the profits they make to care." 

 Geez! It seems like I scare a couple kids everytime I have to teach social studies.  This just cracks Environgirl  up.  Before the bell rang, one of the kids left me this note:

 

 

Isn't that just precious? :D

 

• Yesterday I visited my dad at his new house.  He was happy to see the kiddo and me. It's a nice house and so far very well decorated. I expected nothing less from him.  He's always been good at decorating and matching curtains and furniture.  Taurean males tend to have a bit of a girly side and a lot of them tend to use too much cologne...but, I digress.  Anyway, I didn't see the Ghetto Assed Trick and thank God for that.  I was not in the mood to go to jail!  I also didn't see much evidence of her living there other than a couple of outfits in the closet. Dad's been in his new house for a week.  I saw no dual sets of toothbrushes or hair brushes, etc.  Hmmmm....

We watched Casino Royale together and then the kiddo and I went home. The visit was nice, but surreal, if that makes any sense. That numbness thing came in handy.

 

• I've been listening to a lot of South African music lately.  For some reason I find the call and response and the drum rhythms soothing, even when I listen to Zulu War Dance music.  When I'm angry it really calms me down (yes, even the war chants!) LOL!

African Women - Call and Response.

I've been fighting some sort of sinus infection since Sunday. I've been attacking it with Zinc, orange juice, Tylenol Allergy / Sinus and Claritin D.  Tomorrow I have to sub for a third grade teacher at my daughter's school. Did I mention how I have very little patience for elementary school kids? LOL! I can deal with them from newborn to 4 years old, then from about the age of 12 -18. Ages 5 - 11 make me want to pull out my hair. (I'll try not to, since I recently did all this damn work on my braids.)

Last Friday, I subbed for the middle school science teacher and it went well. I hope tomorrow goes just as well because with this sinus infection I have even less patience. Plus, the elementary school teachers at this school have absolutely no break. Oh la. *sigh*