Interesting Week working

There are some major differences between subbing and permanent sub job.
1.  While subbing you follow the teachers prepared plans or, if the teacher didn't prepare plans, wing it for the day
2.  Permanent subbing is that you become the teacher and prepare the lessons, prepare the assessments and in special ed, compile the documentation.

Thank goodness I am trained not only in teaching but also in Special Ed.  I would be completely over my head if I didn't have any prior knowledge of how to work with kids with special needs.  I work with a mixer of different needs.

What I have come to know in just a short amount of time is that I am already attached to these kids.  I have invested so much time and effort in preparing lessons, considering a schedule for teaching, assessing and documenting their work.  I have stayed up past midnight a few nights just so that I have everything prepared for the next day.

After Monday, I thought this is impossible.  There are 14 kids (not all at the same time) in a small room.  I teach 9 subjects (each requiring a different lesson plan):  social skills, reading 4, writing 2, writing 3, writing 4, math 2, math 3, math 4.  I love the teaching, but there really isn't enough time per session, and then there is the fact that I have to keep it all straight.  Who gets tested for what, how often, where are the resources, etc.

Luckily, but Friday I really felt much better about the schedule, the assessments, documentation, etc.  Great way to end the week.  Now, I have the weekend to prepare for next week.