tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post111726162920508725..comments2024-02-19T10:21:54.496-08:00Comments on Just a Substitute Teacher.....: Bathroom Olympics …KauaiMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02581543514815246743noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-1117898862361458292005-06-04T08:27:00.000-07:002005-06-04T08:27:00.000-07:00LOL!That's hilarious!I make kids sign out and take...LOL!<BR/><BR/>That's hilarious!<BR/><BR/>I make kids sign out and take the pass. If there isn't already a sign out sheet and a pass in the room, I put my own out - a clipboard with a pencil attatched and a print out with lines that says "Name, Time In, Time Out" and a CDR-W disc gone bad with "MS. D'S HALL PASS" scrawled on both sides in Sharpie, attatched to a braid of yarn so kids can actually wear it around their neck.<BR/><BR/>It usually works out one of two ways:<BR/><BR/>Little kids love the novelty of getting to wear my "special" hall pass, and all of them want to go at once.<BR/><BR/>Intermediate kids roll their eyes and are embarrassed to wear it because they are simply too cool to be seen with something huge and shiny dangling around from the neck, so after one kid goes, the rest are kind of turned off to the idea.<BR/><BR/>They have to at least wear it out the door, by the way. They can (and I'm sure do) take it off the minute they step foot outside, lest they run into one of their friends in the hallway.<BR/><BR/>The other good thing is that it limits them; I mean, there's only one pass, so only one person can be out at a time.<BR/><BR/>And it helps me keep track of who's where; if I look on the counter and don't see my shiny disc, I can check the sheet to see what time a kid left and call the office if the kid's been gone for a suspiciously long amount of time. Plus, I can leave a copy of it for the teacher, so they can see which kids are frequent restroom users and which kids are just trying to get out of class.<BR/><BR/>:) <BR/><BR/>Good luck to you and your future Olympians!leesepeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407240898240326253noreply@blogger.com