A blogging heads up for my readers. Assuming someone hasn’t stolen my fingerprints and set me up for a bunch of armed robberies in Missouri, next week will see me begin a long term substitute teaching position at a local public school. With the freelance market slowing down and other things affecting our family income, I can’t turn down the opportunity to make some extra money. It’s only nine weeks, but that’s nine weeks of solid 7 to God knows when workdays.
What this means is that blogging will be even more sporadic. The podcast will continue, but will likely be uploaded Tuesday evenings instead of Tuesday afternoons.
What subject area?
My first two or so years of teaching it was 7 to 5 and not knowing what the heck I was doing, but now (seven years in), it’s 7:30 to 2:30.
My wife, however, still works well beyond her contracted hours. Silly elementary teachers.
Ancient warfare, I hope.
Some ancient history, yes. I will try to work in some military stuff.
Try to work in some of the gaming stuff, and you’ll be the Best. Substitute. Ever!
From what I’ve seen on the blog and podcast, you’ll make a great history teacher. Lucky kids.
Best of luck!
Are you teaching those weeks consecutively? That would make for an interesting block of class periods. I imagine you could set them up like a set of tutorial missions, starting with population-level basics and working your way up the “tech tree.”
Good luck Troy, you’ll kick ass!!!
Good luck, Troy, and have fun!
What part of Missouri (asked the guy born and raised there)?