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what my substitute did

by monica

Apr 18, 2015

I was on a medical leave for 7 weeks, and returned to my classroom yesterday to meet with the substitute to get caught up on where she was with my lessons. I found that not only did she NOT do the lessons that I asked her to do, she totally rearranged my room! I left everything so neatly organized, and now it is a total mess. I kept my regular penc...See MoreI was on a medical leave for 7 weeks, and returned to my classroom yesterday to meet with the substitute to get caught up on where she was with my lessons. I found that not only did she NOT do the lessons that I asked her to do, she totally rearranged my room! I left everything so neatly organized, and now it is a total mess. I kept my regular pencils and HB drawing pencils separated, now they are dumped into a common container. My scissors had been separated into four trays, to be put on each of my four work tables---now they are coated with paint and dumped into one container. Same with the glue sticks. My 1/2 brushes are stiff and coated with something white---I hope not acrylic paint. My good watercolor brushes are mingled with the cheap kiddie brushes that someone donated, and in several different containers. Things were moved to different cabinets. My cake tempera paints are disgusting and dirty. Posters were taken down and seem to have disappeared. I had stacking trays to hold colored paper, which are now holding watercolor trays. I have no idea what she did with the colored paper. I could go on and on, but I think you get the picture. I asked this woman to finish a simple clay project with one class, and gave her three lesson ideas for my other three grades. (I really wanted her to complete these, as it will be hard for me to load the kiln because I'm still healing from my surgery and in pain.) She did not do any of the lessons that I asked her to do, and left greenware and bisqueware on the floor of the kiln room. Let me add that I am retiring at the end of this school year, and my job has been posted. She let me know through an email very early on that she "sees this as an opportunity to show her teaching style" and didn't "need" my lesson SUGGESTIONS. I very tactfully told her that I DO work within a curriculum, and certain lessons needed to be covered. She completely ignored me. I spoke with my principal about this when I was still in shock over seeing my classroom. He was very blase about it. Our district is on vacation next week, and now I will be in my classroom most of next week---undoing the mess she made. Sadly, she will probably get my job! I subbed long ago before my daughter was born, and I would never have dreamed of messing with another teacher's classroom or her routines. I feel so disrespected by both my principal and this substitute. Any thoughts or similar experiences?

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