It's spring break. Somewhere. I sub in multiple districts, and not all of the districts have the same spring break week. This means that subbing selections at present are paltry. Let's say only two metro area districts are on spring break right now. Let's also assume that I am not the only teacher in the metro area which is employed by multiple districts. Given the two above assumptions, we are left with a lot of subs that still want to work and less available postings. As such, I have only worked two half days subbing so far this week: music and 2nd grade. Yesterday I deliberately took off, today--undeliberately.
So I still got up a little after 6 AM and began a productive morning. This afternoon I am going to orientation for yet another district, so I had to print off some paperwork to fill out. Not owning a printer, I ventured to the library and was surprised to see a group of about 25 people waiting in the library's foyer. My disorientation was compounded by being accosted by a gentlemen who swore that he had met me somewhere before. I denied the aquaintance--truthfully--and then proceeded to check my watch. 9:57 AM. I was part of the crowd waiting for the library to open. So I joined the crowd and calmly watched the divider rise and the bookworms scramble through. It was quite anticlimactic really. I returned Jhumpa Lahiri's Unaccustomed Earth, printed the necessary forms (W-4, I-9, background check, direct deposit--the works) and then ventured to hunt down some Buechner.
Presently, I ought to return to my paperwork, so I am prepared for the 3.5 hours I will spend this afternoon in an orientation that will probably be strangely similar to four orientations I have already attended. I might sneak in a small knitting project and assess the tone of the meeting before pulling it out . . .
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