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I have been working a LT sub stint for a few months now. I have one class that is a class from you-know-where. I'm supposed to have a para with me, keeping his/her kids on task,etc.

This one, however, comes in for five minutes, and then IS GONE. The kids pick up on this, and the dynamics of the room change.

The school offers little consequences, other than half hour detentions (no after school detention, Saturday school, nothing. I've made several written referrals to the office, and have yet to hear back. Understand that the previous teacher was a pushover, allowing her kids to step all over her. Now I'm the "mean sub" and these troublemakers certainly don't appreciate me.

Just who do paras report to? Special services? SPED teachers?
mrwiseman I would first talk to the para about her schedule. Grab her (not literally)in those five minutes you see her. Sometimes in my district they get moved around from where they are supposed to be to where the "squeaky wheel" teacher has demanded the princpal move them.

If that is the case, go to the principal and ask if the para is s...See More
May 13, 2016
deb On 5/11/16, LTS Sub wrote: > I have been working a LT sub stint for a few months now. I > have one class that is a class from you-know-where. I'm > supposed to have a para with me, keeping his/her kids on > task,etc. > > This one, however, comes in for five minutes, and then IS > GONE. The kids pick up on this, and the dynamics...See More
May 15, 2016


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