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I'm active on the substitue chatboard and I've been a
substitute here in south central Wisconsin for 4 years. I
just recently did a 2 week assignment at the Waupun High
School for the Special Ed. teacher who, sadly, died. I put
in 12 hour days, took over from another substitute who left
nothing for one whole week, took stuff home to get up to
speed, etc.

I did this at the daily sub. rate of pay, never so much as
a greeting or check in with the Principal or Vice Principal
but a wonderful group of team teachers and aides as well as
some other staff.

A week ago the Principal decides to discipline me (claims I
didn't follow a teacher's lesson plan - never mind this
teacher left no work, had me show videos the kids saw
before, etc. and is known to have major behavior problems
in his classroom) by just not having me called! No chance
to speak with him before hand, no thoughts of my hard work <...See More
A substitute sick and tired of the treatment /blockquote>

I forgot to note that this same Principal used a complaint
regarding a somewhat out-of-control class and refused to give
me specifics but I believe it came from the classes where the
teacher left no meaningful work, outdated and previously seen
videos, etc. Had I known this teacher left such nonsense for ...See More
Dec 29, 2006
Andy Kerr /blockquote>

Dear Substitute:

I am not sure how I cam across your story but I found it very
disturbing, especially since I am a veteran teacher tired of
a system that blames teachers and substitutes before looking
inward at the real problem - administration. I wanted you to
know that most of us teachers do appre...See More
Feb 21, 2007
A substitute sick and tired of the treatment /blockquote>

Andy,

Thanks for your reply and apologies for taking so long to
acknowledge you.

Since I have substituted in several schools I agree that some
Principals I've met are incompotent and do mistreat teachers
and, if they do this, they are even worse to substitutes. At
least the teachers have so...See More
Mar 14, 2007


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