I didn't leave it up to administration. I told my kids that if they
didn't behave for the sub the punishment would be double whatever
they would have gotten for misbehaving for me. I would let the sub
know that in the note that I left with my plans. I followed through
with my threat of punishment. Usually the kids ratted each other out
if the sub didn't leave names. I didn't have a problem with my HS
students last year. They behaved for me and for my subs.

I always leave notes, good or bad. There is no point in not being
honest. Sometimes it's a wake up call for the teacher to leave more
or different work for the sub.

Lee

On 10/21/09, country hicks wrote:
> When I receive a note stating that everyone was *wonderful* and
> everything went *great*, I tend not to believe it. Either the
> teacher is *Mary Freakin' Poppins* or they are covering up for
> students in order to secure another job.
>
> I know my students. Five of them act up on a daily basis. This
> happens when I'm teaching, or when another staff member takes
> over. The worst offender regulary goes ballistic over the most
> minor of issues. If these students behave this way for me, it
> is diffult to believe that they are going to be angels for a
> guest teacher. Some *problem* students *do* behave better for a
> guest teacher than they do their own teacher, but not five.
>
> For the most part I agree with you Hermione. It is up to the
> school's administration to set up a scenario such as you
> suggest. I can send problem students to the office and suggest
> that the sub do as well, but there *has* to be follow through by
> administration as well.
>
> country hicks.

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