Sunday, November 21, 2010
Substitute Teachers
My classroom has had three different substitute teachers in the last few weeks. I cannot believe how different the students act depending on their teacher. The first sub was excellent and class went on as though the teacher was there. The next two teachers were not as good. One of the subs struggled to explain lessons and failed to discipline the students. I cannot imagine what the classroom would have been like without my partner and I there to aid the substitute and manage student behavior!
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Exactly! My classroom has had many substitutes. It's actually kind of interesting to see other teachers and how they handle the class. Some of the subs are very experienced, while others just graduated from St. Cloud State in May! (It was great to hear some tips from her about job searching and resume writing) I thought it was really interesting that she is a full-time sub at this school, but just switches classrooms every day. She said there is at least 1 teacher gone every day, so she's the "main sub." I guess I didn't realize that schools do this.
ReplyDeleteOur CT was gone for a full week. We are known to have a disruptive classroom and I thought for sure that this week would be dreadful. However, the exact opposite was true. The substitute was incredible. I don't mean to put down our CT, but the substitute was able to get the children's attention in ways that the CT was not able to do. The classroom was a lot more structured and organized. Instead of trying to talk over the student's, she would wait for them to be quite and had them go back to their desks if they talked out of turn. It was also a neat experience because we were able to come up with our own math stations using a number of manipulatives.
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