(posted by matt) Today a 7th grader called me a ...
bitch! For those of you who don't know, I am a substitute teacher (for now, until I get a permanent job). I was subbing in 7th grade today and this kid was being rude, disruptive, and a general pain in the ass so I sent him to the "time out room," where they send kids at this school to discuss what they did wrong, try to make it better, etc. He packed up his crap, crumpled his paper, threw it in my face and called me the aforementioned term meaning female dog. I responded with a friendly "goodbye." He yelled "Fuck you!" and exited the classroom. I took a deep breath, turned to the rest of the class and said something like, "Well… that was fun." A student asked if that had ever happened to me before. I said no.
...But I did get a pen thrown at me once (the only other time I subbed in middle school).
So I'm thinking I probably don't want to teach middle school. I never really wanted to anyway, but little things like this confirm in me that I won't be accepting a middle school position until the Winter Olympics are hosted by Hell.
posted by Matt @ 7:22 PM
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