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I am covering a long-term sub assignment at an inner city high school in NYC teaching math. I have 3 statistics classes (elective w/mostly seniors), and 2 Integrated Algebra Regents Prep courses for students who passed the class last year but not the Regents. The regular teacher had been gone for two months before I got there, w/a series of day-to-day subs. I came in @ the end of March, and have been there a total of 18 days now. As you might imagine, things are extremely chaotic, and I am having difficulty doing any real teaching. (I am also new to teaching high school. In the past, I have taught middle school full time, and taught part time in elementary school.) The algebra classes are supposed to have about 25 students each, but generally somewhere between 10-18 show up. Of those who show up, about half (or less) are on task, and the other half are involved in side conversations, and not paying attention. Also, many of the students say they have passed the Regents' exa...See More
Angie Maybe try giving them daily graded quizzes? I have found this to work with my geometry students. Worth a try?

~Angie

On 4/26/13, nr wrote: > Hi- > > I am covering a long-term sub assignment at an inner city > high school in NYC teaching math. I have 3 statistics > classes (elective w/mostly seniors), and 2 Integra...See More
Apr 26, 2013
Alice Terner I am so sorry that you are going through this! Many of us started as subs. That isn't easy. Do you have any technology that you can use? Let me know, because I have ideas for that.

On 4/26/13, nr wrote: > Hi- > > I am covering a long-term sub assignment at an inner city > high school in NYC teaching math. I have 3 statistics &...See More
Apr 27, 2013
Michelle It is so late in the year that I doubt you'll get to cover much of the material you have left. It sounds as though they have been through quite a few teachers alreaady. Have you been able to spend any time trying to get to know them? Just a few minutes to say that you are interested in them and what they are interested in. Then engage them in probl...See More
May 6, 2013


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