Teachers and Being Sick

One thing about teachers is that it's usually easier to just go to work sick than it is to prep sub plans and even find a sub. I'm on my third day out this week (hopefully will be back tomorrow), and I can tell you it would have been MUCH less hassle to just go in. I've felt horrendous, but it still would have been easier. 

The last two days, I was lucky enough to have a sub (not a good one, but a warm body at least). Today, not so much. I listed the job on our sub website, but no one picked it up. It's so hard to get a sub at the best of times! What on earth to do when there's no sub and no way you can go in? You'd think that with my anxiety, this would be a very tough call and one that I stressed about endlessly. However, I have an AMAZING team. We look out for each other. We help each other out. We ALWAYS have each other's backs. Today is no exception. I found out from my aide that instead of being upset, my partners just split my class and went about their business. 

This doesn't surprise me in the least. It's what we do. I can't even count the number of times that we've needed to split a class for whatever reason. I feel incredibly lucky to work with two people who truly do have my back. I have theirs too. I can't think of a time when we didn't function like this. We've been together for seven years and we've created something special. From a teacher standpoint, it's a dream team! One that you search for and hope to eventually find. We're incredibly blessed. 

I know I'm lucky. It can be rare to find what we have. We're three alphas who set that aside to work together for the benefit of our kids. There are no egos involved, because it's not about us. Everything we do is about the kids. These two teachers are my best friends and basically family. We do things together outside of work. We joke that we're buy one, get two free. If I could, I'd teach with these two forever!