It's every students favorite day. The day they get to go home early. Two hours of free time devoted to video games or sports while their teachers attend meetings or prep for the coming week. As a sub, these days are great because there are fewer lessons to have to figure out for the day. But often, when the students leave, there is nothing to occupy those two hours except the emphatic click of the clock (or the silently meandering digital clock).
On fortunate days, I am given something to copy, correct, or construct from the teacher I am subbing for. On less fortunate days, I am stuck looking for something to fill the void in space. Sometimes surrounding teachers swoop and in gladly except any help available. High school and junior high schools are great for needed extra help doing anything from correcting papers to designing bulletin boards for the less artistically inclined teachers. Elementary schools are usually much more sparse in their needs at the time. Teachers are usually wisked into some sort of conference, team meetings, or other tasks in the first half hour after the students leave. If I don't find something to spend my skills on in those first few minutes, I'm usually left, like I am now, staring at a computer screen wondering exactly what I am allowed to do that isn't considered a misuse of school property. Hopefully blogging about my experiences counts as an enriching activity.
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