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It's a huge news story right now in my local community. A 13-year-old student, a 7th grader at a local middle school, was killed by a car this week while walking home from school. I had just subbed for one of his teachers on the last school day before he was killed. (There were snow days and weekend days in between.) He was one of my students on wh...See MoreIt's a huge news story right now in my local community. A 13-year-old student, a 7th grader at a local middle school, was killed by a car this week while walking home from school. I had just subbed for one of his teachers on the last school day before he was killed. (There were snow days and weekend days in between.) He was one of my students on what would become the second-to-last school day of his life.
There have been a number of community events in his honor, including a candlelight vigil and an online fundraiser for the family that has raised $25,000. I, myself, have just placed an order for 1,000 "In Memory of..." wristbands for the students at the school.
The student who was killed left behind three siblings. The driver was on her way to pick up her own 7th grade student at the same school. (Her child and the child who she struck were classmates.) Police have stated that no cell phone use, including texting, was involved. It appears to have been a freak accident that occurred while the student was crossing the street, as the driver was making a left turn onto that street.
by Dave Mogr (Area Director Club Z! In-Home Tutoring Services)
Mar 11, 2015
Hello, Looking for qualified teachers to tutor for Club Z! in Carmel Valley, La Jolla, Solana Beach, Del Mar areas of San Diego. All subjects, K-12 grade. Pay rate $18-$22 per hour.
It is the Policy that you take them (the phones) up, where they have to pay about $15 to get them back. I have not taken any up, as each time I have tried, I can see I may be getting into a fist fight. So I keep telling them to put them up. I will say I did not bring them up. Those that did not get up actually did the work they were supposed to do....See MoreIt is the Policy that you take them (the phones) up, where they have to pay about $15 to get them back. I have not taken any up, as each time I have tried, I can see I may be getting into a fist fight. So I keep telling them to put them up. I will say I did not bring them up. Those that did not get up actually did the work they were supposed to do. Not one that used it in any way, shape, or form did any work. I did not write who did what. Anyway, about 1/3 did nothing. I have seen some where they are good, and some where they are out of control. What does that do to your reputation, when it is * Every time? It is always good or always bad.
Hello! I am new to this thread! I was a former substitute teacher. I liked it at times, but I hated it at times as well. I was in a good district. However, there were challenges I faced. Of course, any job you have will have its challenges. BUT.... The challenges I faced were more than what I could handle.
These were the things I liked abo...See MoreHello! I am new to this thread! I was a former substitute teacher. I liked it at times, but I hated it at times as well. I was in a good district. However, there were challenges I faced. Of course, any job you have will have its challenges. BUT.... The challenges I faced were more than what I could handle.
These were the things I liked about it:
-I got to know teachers who I really got along with. -The flexibility and long prep periods were great. -Co-teaching with lead teachers made it more comfortable for me. -Would have snow days and holidays off. -Choose what grades you want to teach. -Kids did really like me. -I even ran into college peers of mine who were teaching at the schools I subbed in. -Summers off! -Choosing when I wanted to work. -Easy to get into the system if you have good records. -Interacting with students I got along with. -Some kids were very funny even though it wasn't ideal for classroom behavior. I kept my eye out for any bad behavior that might go too far. -Being able to go into the faculty restrooms and the teachers lounge.
The things I did NOT like about subbing:
-There were times I got unexpected phone calls early in the morning. -I felt out of place at times because I was only a sub. -I looked like I was younger than many of the middle school girls. Basically, I looked and gotten mistaken for a student. (Which had its advantages and disadvantages as well.)
*Side note: I am a college graduate who looks younger than MIDDLE SCHOOLERS, let alone HIGH SCHOOL and COLLEGE STUDENTS. Lol
Going back to why I did NOT like subbing:
-I loved the little kids dearly. They were so cute when they would tell stories...BUT. It was so hard to get them to listen. (I freaked out and did not feel safe handling all these kids.) -I hated rainy, glommy days. -Calls getting cancelled. -On call all the time, or most of them time. -Getting called last minute early in the morning is DREADFUL! I was an early bird, but that was too much. Especially not knowing what to expect. (Being unprepared is never fun. Take it from me... One night I was up until 3am. I got called around 6am... I wasn't happy. Luckily, I felt fine and it was an easy day.) -Getting up way too early. (Subbing made me HATE getting up early lol.) -Awful pay. Especially the pay period. We only got paid ONCE A MONTH!!!!! That PISSED ME OFF!!!! -Dealing with teens who were rude and inappropriate. (I don't have the patience for that. But I also tend to get nervous, too. For me, its hard not to show.) -I was in the system once before and they just stop calling if you don't accept days to work, even though it says you can decline when you cannot make it. -I got back into it in June last year. I did good with working in September and October. Then it went downhill. I got bad vibes from the Board of Ed. It happened after the day I had that really bad day with the little kids. I felt embarrassed, wich is why I freaked out. The principal knew, and it must have got around and notified the Board of Ed. It was also because the lesson plans were confusing.
(Guess calling out is seen as slacking off and not committed. I understand that. But once should not cause you to never get called again. That is what happened to me.)
NOW? I have reached the point where I just gave up. I have not been called since November. AND... all the days I was supposed to work in November got CANCELLED. I am actually glad I don't get called anymore. I don't have to deal with stress and failing at managing classrooms.
I used to be an education major. I dropped it my second semester of my junior year. This was because of how lesson plans were supposed to be done. I was told by different people to do it different ways. The professor for this class pointed out flaws that seemed so big, I felt like I was being considered lazy. It wasn't that. I got frustrated and procrastinated at times, but I always got my work done. I was failing, and if I did not bring my grade up, I would have been a semester behind and I would have had to retake that class. I was like 'No way in heck am I gonna put myself in a position where I would fail that class again. So I dropped out and made my co-major into my major. That was art. By doing that, I was able to graduate in 4 years, and a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders. Education is such a hard major now. This is because requirements for passing the praxis and getting teaching jobs is harder. I always wanted to be a teacher. But subbing made me realize that I did not want to do that anymore. I am glad I did not waste my time and tutition on something I was not going to do.
Are these jobs a scam or real? Found an ad that advertises work from home job teaching English via the internet to Chinese first graders and up. Pays $30 an hour via Paypal, set your own hours etc...
by Ze Povinho
Feb 18, 2015
Good morning.
I have covered some high school assignments, and as we know, the level of distraction caused by these devices has really skyrocketed these past years.
It used to be pagers in the 1990s and then what we would now call "feature phones" (these phones with the folding keyboards), but the explosion of distracti...See MoreGood morning.
I have covered some high school assignments, and as we know, the level of distraction caused by these devices has really skyrocketed these past years.
It used to be pagers in the 1990s and then what we would now call "feature phones" (these phones with the folding keyboards), but the explosion of distractions has happened in the last 3 years or so, in my opinion.
I have seen firsthand how the smartphones have really robbed the attention of teens in many classrooms, so much that the enforcement of the rules against these devices is pretty much dead letter. It takes a very stern regular teacher who has set the strict rules from day one to even have a chance to control these devices.
In classrooms where the regular teacher allows these devices, it's distraction central. I have seen students who really are totally incapable (as opposed to unwilling) to put the phone for more than 20 seconds before it's out again. Yesterday, in two periods, about 90 percent were texting ad nauseum and looking at anything but educational materials in their devices. One was even watching explicit material and sharing it with his group-all laughing and giggling loudly.
Take away the phones? Impossible. They don't care, and cherish these things much more than anything else.
More later.
Hi all. I've just started subbing this week. I double-majored in education at university but pursued a different area. I have taught in private schools, in a co-op school, and very successfully homeschooled, but had not had direct experience teaching in public schools.
I was advised to figure out which schools to avoid in the district, bu...See MoreHi all. I've just started subbing this week. I double-majored in education at university but pursued a different area. I have taught in private schools, in a co-op school, and very successfully homeschooled, but had not had direct experience teaching in public schools.
I was advised to figure out which schools to avoid in the district, but accepted all of the first jobs that came up - and then at one school where I subbed, one of the teachers talked with me a bit and asked me to take over her class for the rest of the week and I agreed.
I don't know what things are like in other places, but these are schools with very troubling situations. My first assignment was an 8th grade math class whose lesson plan was just to cut out shapes (squares, circles, triangles) and tell a few facts about each shape (number of sides, etc). They threw objects at the regular teacher and told her to walk away when she finally objected - and she did. There was no hope for me as a sub to control them. I tried to keep everyone from getting hurt and in the room. (One left.)
The next school was first graders - not too bad. Out of order and the teacher left almost nothing for plans, but I got through the day. Another teacher there asked me to take her class, and I agreed.
There were kids in there (I was warned) with serious issues. She said to expect they might throw furniture. A couple did. I had them throw computers to the floor, and start trying to fight. We were told never to touch the kids, but if I didn't keep them apart, someone would have been hurt. They tried to attack me as well - I was punched and had to restrain two boys on several occasions and call the office. The class erupted into chaos. While restraining one boy, he tried to break my little finger. These kids know what they are doing. And first grade I thought would be easy, but one girl was larger than me (!) and one boy was a few inches shorter but weighed around 150 lb. I spoke with the assistant principal on the suggestion of a few behavior people assigned to the school, and he said it was just a tough school and I did the right thing.
I feel as though there were bright spots. One kid had oppositional defiant disorder but was bright - I was able to get him to stay on-task and do all his work with nothing more than a few moans and kicking at his desk. But there were kids with serious problems in the class, those who needed medication but weren't taking it, and I think one little boy was autism spectrum. The "normal" kids appear to have ADD in about 80&37; of cases, are hearing-impaired, don't speak, and so on. I think I had two children with no fairly obvious problems.
I was subbing for their best teacher, I think, and so she was given the worst kids. She was very structured, normally. But of course there was no way I could learn how "Mrs. B does it" in every instance, and she also left only enough lessons to fill about 1/4 of the day, and while I brought supplementary plans and materials, my file is still very limited. I did get all the work done, all the tests administered, and they ended up having somewhat structured free time playing at various things throughout the other half of the day.
I didn't expect it to be so hard. My daughter is in college, and she has an interest in psychology and education. She could hardly believe what I described, but she said I shouldn't have any problem with the "normal" schools. She went to school in a different district when I stopped homeschooling her, and she has never seen worse behavior than a little talking in class or phones pulled out when a sub came in.
I was worried when I read some recent threads here about how poorly subs are treated, and it would seem that what I did in restraining a child, having fights break out, and calling the office would be grounds for firing for some of you. But I was assured by the principal, assistant principal, other teachers, another sub, and the behavior specialists that such things happened at that school, though they varied in how they thought I should handle it. Most were fairly supportive. A few seemed surprised that I lasted 3 days at that school (I was told the first 2 subs on Mon and Tues went home in tears and wouldn't come back).
I can't say as I like the working conditions, but ... I don't know how to compare it to what I read about here.
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