Substitute Teaching
Being a teacher in any grade can be challenging. Being a substitute teacher can be a greater challenge as you haven’t had the chance to learn about the students in the classroom and get to know them. Subbing in for a 7th grade class would make for a tough day as kids are experiencing a surge of changes during that time in life.
Amy’s experience as a substitute teacher in a 7th-grade class was indeed a challenge, as one highly emotional student threw a chair at her. Not only was she seven months pregnant, but the vice-principal sent the kid back into class advocating the kid was fine. There were certainly better options for helping the kid – and the teacher – other than returning him to class.