"Gluestick"

As of December 3rd I have completed my student teaching experience in 2nd grade. What a rich experience! I have learned that teaching is more than for me! I can't wait to eventually get my own classroom where I can love more students. Now that I've discovered being home alone is totally boring I've registered with my districts subfinder system and work when they need me to substitute. This past Monday I was able to sub for my student teaching class. They were so excited and so giddy. I was trying to read a story and my "genius" idea was to have them PRETEND (emphasis on pretend) to put glue on their lips and then press them shut. I noticed one student write a note to her friend saying, "I need to borrow your glue stick really bad." I thought it was strange because I was reading a story but continued to keep an eye on them. I noticed a few minutes later that a different student had actually taken the cap off her glue stick and was putting it on like chapstick! I about died as this is my first subbing job!!! I looked at the student next to her and noticed white stuff on her lips and asked if she had actually put glue stick on her lips. She had! Mind you these are 7 year olds! I was so shocked that they would do this literally after I had emphasized that they should PRETEND! I had them go wash it off and we talked about how our parents would react if they found out we had actually glued our lips shut! Ahhhhh! So funny but ridiculous at the same time! Gotta love 7 year olds! I'm looking forward to the many adventures ahead. Here's a picture of my class.

Love,

Gayle