fire321
09-09-2008, 04:59 AM
I have to agree with the other poster down in this section about the cons of subsitute teaching.
First, thank you hard working dedicating teachers that take time and dedication to teach our young!! Thank you. And thank you to those who brave and confident enough go through all the snot I'm talking about in this section!
Another aspect, this especially goes to those full time teachers that like to complain that many subsitute teachers don't know what they are doing.
Man, I really love to hear the statement. "A good substitute teacher is like trying to find a needle in a haystack".
Well, maybe a good full time teacher is a like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
First, I think it is a great way to get out into the world and teach other people. I wanted to be a teacher but after 3 years of subbing, I've changed to work for an online school.
Why?
1. (This was the biggest) Other teachers, in my district, didn't know how to respect other teachers.
I would tend to get angry in front of these other teachers that would "try to apparently help out or tell me what to do" for the class. I could care less if the other students could see it or not. After two years of other teachers being disrespectful to me in front of other students, I just let them have it.
I don't care if your a substitute teacher or some harvard professor running the class; you are in charge. Many people in the education world apparently don't get this. It's you you you! You have to run the class, not someone else for pete's sake.
Okay, I know, your saying your taking off for what reason you want us to believe. You may be telling the truth; you may be lying or not to why you are taking off.
But I do know: When my parents were going into school back in the 50's and 60's it was very very rare to ever have a subsitute teacher. This was even in a large school with a graduating class of 1500 in 1967.
So now.....
Quit expecting us to fix all the problems that are going on: Quit expecting us to be like you, the full time teacher!
First of all: we are not you! We don't always know who acts up and who doesn't. We are usually not in the class more than a week so we don't know the feel of the place so we can set rules. We follow the district rules: but as we know, a teacher has his or her own rules of the class.
The teachers always say: "Well many subs don't follow the lesson plan"
Do you know why? Because it doesn't work. We don't like to tell kids, just sit here and read this or study for a test.
We want to be able to assign the kids busy work!!! Work that has to be turned in and graded for part of the class grade!!!!!! That is why some of my best days were when kids had to turn in a project at the end of the day or when a test was being administered.
If the kids know what they are doing won't count toward the grade, they won't put effort into it. Is it that hard to figure out?
Since who knows when, when the real teacher is out, the kids tend to act up!!! We try to be fair and try to discipline.
I tell you I was more tired than climbing 14,000 foot peaks after some days.
What would get me is the fact that other teachers would tell me to do things they wouldn't even do. For instance, give someone DOUBLE detention for just a minor pepe.
I didn't do it because it I didn't think it was fair. But of course I get this lame saying" "your not firm enough". I said, well maybe your not interested enough in teaching.
Enough on my ranting but I have to say that substitute teaching was one of my worst 3 years of work.
First, thank you hard working dedicating teachers that take time and dedication to teach our young!! Thank you. And thank you to those who brave and confident enough go through all the snot I'm talking about in this section!
Another aspect, this especially goes to those full time teachers that like to complain that many subsitute teachers don't know what they are doing.
Man, I really love to hear the statement. "A good substitute teacher is like trying to find a needle in a haystack".
Well, maybe a good full time teacher is a like trying to find a needle in a haystack.
First, I think it is a great way to get out into the world and teach other people. I wanted to be a teacher but after 3 years of subbing, I've changed to work for an online school.
Why?
1. (This was the biggest) Other teachers, in my district, didn't know how to respect other teachers.
I would tend to get angry in front of these other teachers that would "try to apparently help out or tell me what to do" for the class. I could care less if the other students could see it or not. After two years of other teachers being disrespectful to me in front of other students, I just let them have it.
I don't care if your a substitute teacher or some harvard professor running the class; you are in charge. Many people in the education world apparently don't get this. It's you you you! You have to run the class, not someone else for pete's sake.
Okay, I know, your saying your taking off for what reason you want us to believe. You may be telling the truth; you may be lying or not to why you are taking off.
But I do know: When my parents were going into school back in the 50's and 60's it was very very rare to ever have a subsitute teacher. This was even in a large school with a graduating class of 1500 in 1967.
So now.....
Quit expecting us to fix all the problems that are going on: Quit expecting us to be like you, the full time teacher!
First of all: we are not you! We don't always know who acts up and who doesn't. We are usually not in the class more than a week so we don't know the feel of the place so we can set rules. We follow the district rules: but as we know, a teacher has his or her own rules of the class.
The teachers always say: "Well many subs don't follow the lesson plan"
Do you know why? Because it doesn't work. We don't like to tell kids, just sit here and read this or study for a test.
We want to be able to assign the kids busy work!!! Work that has to be turned in and graded for part of the class grade!!!!!! That is why some of my best days were when kids had to turn in a project at the end of the day or when a test was being administered.
If the kids know what they are doing won't count toward the grade, they won't put effort into it. Is it that hard to figure out?
Since who knows when, when the real teacher is out, the kids tend to act up!!! We try to be fair and try to discipline.
I tell you I was more tired than climbing 14,000 foot peaks after some days.
What would get me is the fact that other teachers would tell me to do things they wouldn't even do. For instance, give someone DOUBLE detention for just a minor pepe.
I didn't do it because it I didn't think it was fair. But of course I get this lame saying" "your not firm enough". I said, well maybe your not interested enough in teaching.
Enough on my ranting but I have to say that substitute teaching was one of my worst 3 years of work.