I am subbing for Laura in her classroom. The tired, woman principal calls me in to sub. Laura has left no sub notes. The first class hour does not go well. The kids are middle school age. I ask everyone to say their names and one thing they like. The kids are talking and not cooperating. I yell at a girl who is talking.
The next session goes better. I go with the flow. Kindergarteners and first graders come in and the class plays games with them.
The next day for the first hours, a girl brings a movie she made. I have a preview of it. There are dancers in bright costumes which are flowing. She has a bit of technical difficulty at first. Something in the shape of a square (information) won’t leave the screen. I suggest, just start the movie and it might go away. It does. I feel much better.