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Good afternoon.

I completed a secondary school assignment today. The students did very well regarding behavior; it was the regular teacher who did not.

As the class was in progress, the regular teacher entered the room. I did greet him politely and all, but he just looked at me as if he were watching a strange bug, and then walked to his desk-never ever saying anything to me or acknowledging my prescence. This was the way this teacher behaved during the stay stay in the room. After about 8 minutes, the teacher left the room.

The teacher did not even greet the students either, or wished them good bye or anything like that-as if they were not there.

After a few minutes the teacher came again and then motioned me to come closer. In a patronizing way I was asked about my knowledge of some technology needed to present the lesson. Once this was done, the teacher left, again, without saying a single word to me or the students.

I simply dealt with t...See More
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Marie I taught kindergarten for over 30 years and if I had to enter a room while a sub was teaching, I tried very hard not to talk to sub or children. I didn't want to bother them. I really appreciated my subs!

On 3/23/15, Lafemme wrote: > On 3/23/15, Lafemme wrote: >> On 2/25/15, Lee wrote: >>> Good, >>> >>> ...See More
Apr 9, 2015
Emma K It really seems like the full-time teacher can do NO RIGHT on this board. If he or she comes in and interrupts the class to talk to the sub or the students or drop off some additional instructions - woe betide that person for undermining the sub's authority or distracting the students. If the teacher tries to slip in quietly and with the least amou...See More
Apr 9, 2015
Lee On 4/09/15, Emma K wrote: > It really seems like the full-time teacher can do NO RIGHT on > this board. If he or she comes in and interrupts the class to > talk to the sub or the students or drop off some additional > instructions - woe betide that person for undermining the > sub's authority or distracting the students. If the teach...See More
Apr 9, 2015
GTG On 4/09/15, Emma K wrote: > It really seems like the full-time teacher can do NO RIGHT on > this board. If he or she comes in and interrupts the class to > talk to the sub or the students or drop off some additional > instructions - woe betide that person for undermining the > sub's authority or distracting the students. If the teach...See More
Apr 27, 2015
pixie I agree; being a full-time teacher can be a high-pressure situation, with too little power and too much responsibility, feeling like your job is on the line if your students don't behave and achieve as expected. Maybe that has something to do with why subbing has also gotten more challenging for many of us in recent years; the pressure is trickling...See More
Apr 27, 2015


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