Never mind the homework, here's the Vegan Teacher

09:45- The rough thing about administering tests as a substitute is the initial calming of the class. Should you wait too long at the beginning of the period, this will be a total chore no matter the grade level. The other day I made the mistake of trying to get a high school behavior class to buy into my shtick by starting off with a chat about the weekend. Granted, I was killing time while waiting for a few students to arrive but it still set a bad precident. None of them finished their 148 pt. midterm and several vehemently protested it throughout their writing of it. The class I’ve got now, I’m trying something new with. I’m sitting at the front of the class, making casual eye-contact with each student as I write this. It seems to be working, they think I’m writing something about them to leave with their regular teacher. This is much better than when I gave a test to my first class of the day. Huh, a girl just quietly dropped an f-bomb half way through the test (sensing her doom, later hanging in an incomplete paper). Now she’s looking at me, I bet she thinks I’m writing about her. Huh, I guess I am.