I work for a rec. center now, but I so need to bring in more money soon. Years ago, I subbed and enjoyed the experience, but I subbed in a much smaller city. I need flexibility to homeschool, work at the rec. and then a second job. Subbing, in theory, would do nicely since I work evenings & weekends at the rec. Subbing a couple of days each week would help a lot. My daughter can work independently those days.
There's such a mixture of kids coming to our rec. centers. Some, probably most, are really good kids but the others give us such a hard time. I had to kick out a large group earlier this week. The summer is always a tough time for disciplinary issues for us. Remembering how bad last summer was with the kids, I'm beginning to rethink subbing. So...is there a bag of tricks experience subs have to help get through the day. I'm thinking of working only in elementary schools at least at first. Where's that middle line between being too lenient and too strict.