Is it sad if........

[littleflower+JMJ]

I am being continually mistaken for a high school student by staff and students, when I am, in fact, [i]the substitute teacher[/i]?

i even tried dressing like im older lol it didn't work.... -_-

and thats not even it! the jr. high kids thought I was their age the first day i was there lol

they are, however, surprised that i can hold down the freshman as wild as they are

anyways i think i might just give up

[picchick]

lol

[theculturewarrior]

I think you look about 20.

[theculturewarrior]

BTW, you are young. When you get to be 27 or 28 everybody younger than 23 looks like their in High School. Age is a relative concept.

[Lil Red]

hugs! i'm the same way. i often get mistaken for my high school students....i have tried dressing more professionally, and that usually does the trick....hugs and prayers...it can be very trying on your patience, i know.

[theculturewarrior]

Sometimes I get confused for our transient patrons. People ask, "do you work here?" Now [b]that's[/b] embarassing. (If I had any sense of self respect which you all know I don't. )

[littleflower+JMJ]

[quote name='Lil Red' date='Feb 20 2005, 01:25 AM'] hugs! i'm the same way. i often get mistaken for my high school students....i have tried dressing more professionally, and that usually does the trick....hugs and prayers...it can be very trying on your patience, i know. [/quote]
yeah i try very hard to dress professionally because that i know is the one thing that distinguishes me from them...

it doesnt happen at my parish--since everyone knows i graduated 2 years ago lol but its the new teachers are the school...

they walk right past me, (especially the coaches :club), into the room, demanding to know where the sub is--when im standing right there behind them and they just walked past me lol

yes, patience....patience i need lol

[Ash Wednesday]

Start smoking, average about 5 hours of sleep at night, and tan in a tanning bed so much your skin is a leathery shoe.


That'll do the trick.

[littleflower+JMJ]

[quote name='theculturewarrior' date='Feb 20 2005, 01:23 AM'] I think you look about 20. [/quote]
i think its because im so short.......some of the jr. high kids are taller than me

they made fun of me after they saw i couldn't reach the floor in the teachers desk

[littleflower+JMJ]

[quote name='theculturewarrior' date='Feb 20 2005, 01:27 AM'] Sometimes I get confused for our transient patrons. People ask, "do you work here?" Now [b]that's[/b] embarassing. (If I had any sense of self respect which you all know I don't. ) [/quote]
LOL! that happens to me but its cuz im mexican lol

[theculturewarrior]

I'm an honorary Mexican.

[littleflower+JMJ]

[quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Feb 20 2005, 01:33 AM'] Start smoking, average about 5 hours of sleep at night, and tan in a tanning bed so much your skin is a leathery shoe.


That'll do the trick. [/quote]
wow that sounds soo scary.


i think i'll pass



but if thinks keep it up, i might come back to this and just try it lol

[Ash Wednesday]

[1337 k4th0l1x0r]

Get implants... height implants.

[Thy Geekdom Come]

Don't give up. God has plans for you...you know...if you look like them, then they'll be more likely to consider you one of them...it could work to your advantage.

[littleflower+JMJ]

[quote name='Raphael' date='Feb 20 2005, 01:37 AM'] Don't give up. God has plans for you...you know...if you look like them, then they'll be more likely to consider you one of them...it could work to your advantage. [/quote]
yeah your right because i see this alot.

the kids listen to me the first time, while they act up really bad with the other subs.

i always end up writing nothing but good stuff on the reports.

it also helps that i know all the juniors and seniors since they were freshmen and sophomores when i was a senior :ph34r:

makes it fun when they have to call me miss

[Ash Wednesday]

Seriously you probably could use youth on your side like Ralphie said.

I think that's why my university students get along with me, because they are about 21 and I'm 28. I have to keep a certain level of professionalism but at times I let my guard down a little and can establish a rapport almost like I'm a student myself.

But not quite.

But I think it helps because they tend to not feel like I'm just a "big grownup" out of touch with them.

And, teaching will age you plenty anyway.

[littleflower+JMJ]

[quote name='Ash Wednesday' date='Feb 20 2005, 01:40 AM'] Seriously you probably could use youth on your side like Ralphie said.

I think that's why my university students get along with me, because they are about 21 and I'm 28. I have to keep a certain level of professionalism but at times I let my guard down a little and can establish a rapport almost like I'm a student myself.

But not quite. [/quote]

yeah i think im finally finding the balance between the two and im liking it

[quote]But I think it helps because they tend to not feel like I'm just a "big grownup" out of touch with them. [/quote]

yeah i think alot of ppl think just cuz their kids that "bam!" their just bad

[quote] And, teaching will age you plenty anyway.  [/quote]

soo true im already losing sleep!!


but i agree with you and raph....im hoping this will jumpstart my teaching when i start in the next year or so with junior high



never tell them your age!!!!!! :shame: (that was my mistake #1) lol but that was when i was still 19

[J.R.D]

Take it as a compliment

[Ash Wednesday]

Yeah now i'm worried about starting to look old.