Change of Plans
Science class (biology). The teacher coached tennis sixth period. The lesson plan had me going out to the tennis courts sixth period to "supervise". I dislike covering sports, but from time to time I must. First, I have to find the class. The teacher usually gives me a vague idea of where to go, but these areas can be fairly large, so locating where the class usually meets can take a bit. (It's nicer when we can just meet in the teacher's classroom, but that's not always feasible.) Then, somehow, I must take roll. After that, ideally, they practice. The cross country team would go out for their run. Other teams may do something, but the last time I covered tennis (a while ago--not this school year), they pretty much goofed off for the hour. So, I was not looking forward to sixth period. Not at all. I got through the day. (Biology is a freshman course, so I had those usual issues.) Then it was lunch. I had a half hour to linger in the classroom and anticipate the t...