Wednesday, February 15, 2006
Getting Used To This
I've been surprised at how quickly I've gotten used to subbing. I'm not a person who enjoys standing up and talking in front of people. In fact, in college I transferred out of speech class because I dreaded going to class. Instead I took 3 semesters of Spanish to make up for that 1 semester of speech. The first several days of subbing I was nervous as classtime approached, but now I find that it's not that big a deal to me. I think there are several things that contribute to that. I recognize the kids now, and they recognize me so I'm not totally new. I'm speaking to kids rather than my peers. I don't know, maybe I'm just cut out for this.
Another indication that I just might be able to do this is that I'm looking forward to doing more than subbing. Subbing is definitely a good way to get an intro to teaching, but I'm ready to actually do some teaching. I'm nervous about the day I start teaching, but I'm looking forward to it.
So my wife and I recently analyzed our finances and found that we'll be having to absorb a bit of a shortfall between what we make and what we spend. That is something that we considered before I quit my IT job, but I don't think either of us thought about just how far away my first regular paycheck would be. At least I'm working every day this week.
Another indication that I just might be able to do this is that I'm looking forward to doing more than subbing. Subbing is definitely a good way to get an intro to teaching, but I'm ready to actually do some teaching. I'm nervous about the day I start teaching, but I'm looking forward to it.
So my wife and I recently analyzed our finances and found that we'll be having to absorb a bit of a shortfall between what we make and what we spend. That is something that we considered before I quit my IT job, but I don't think either of us thought about just how far away my first regular paycheck would be. At least I'm working every day this week.
