tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post5390904353784911458..comments2024-02-19T10:21:54.496-08:00Comments on Just a Substitute Teacher.....: DA Clock Watchers …KauaiMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02581543514815246743noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-37273062864387656992007-03-28T21:52:00.000-07:002007-03-28T21:52:00.000-07:00When I teach telling time in Spanish, I invariably...When I teach telling time in Spanish, I invariably have to teach telling time on an analog clock in English first to some students.<BR/><BR/>In <I>high school</I>.Nichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11914867548686274842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-35651204653342353312007-03-22T07:47:00.000-07:002007-03-22T07:47:00.000-07:00"If it's like that for the "real" teacher, I can't..."If it's like that for the "real" teacher, I can't imagine what it's like for a substitute (I think you call them supply teachers over there)<BR/>I hope they pay well..."<BR/><BR/>You posted that on another blog. Just for the purpose of information, I am at the top of mainscale i.e. no other responsibility, and that is the highest you get paid by a supply agency. After tax and NI I come out with £101 a day, which is handsome for a day at a school that has left work and contains nice kids. It is not much comfort for the sort of hellhole that usually has a high level of staff absence and turnover but I supposed it balances out.<BR/><BR/>However, in its headlong haste to dumb down, demoralise teachers and save money, we now have what are known as cover supervisors (and other titles). They have, or need, no qualifications other than a thick enough skin to avoid walking out at lunchtime. Some are paid for the holidays and the short day but most are not. The annual salary is less than half that of a qualified supply teacher.<BR/><BR/>The deal was that cover supervisors would only be used for the first three days of illness cover and unplanned absence. The reality is of course that schools only now get supply in of they've run out of cover supervisors.emily bishophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14757174587799938717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-35380108926051276912007-03-21T17:08:00.000-07:002007-03-21T17:08:00.000-07:00Guys, When I was in school, there were NO compute...Guys,<BR/><BR/> When <B>I</B> was in school, there were <B>NO</B> computers or electronic calculators. Phones were all black and weighed 5lbs ea.<BR/><BR/> I the programming course I learned in college was called "Machine language" (One step below Assembly language).<BR/><BR/>...MarkKauaiMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02581543514815246743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-158361430024006912007-03-21T12:53:00.000-07:002007-03-21T12:53:00.000-07:00I feel old too. All we had when I was in grade sc...I feel old too. All we had when I was in grade school were computers capable of running BASIC (don't know if you remember that archaic language). We also had pens and paper and no laptops, cell phones, iPods, etc. Simpler and better? Probably.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-58017486434522036162007-03-19T16:38:00.000-07:002007-03-19T16:38:00.000-07:00Our computerized math program still uses language ...Our computerized math program still uses language like "half past and quarter til" yet our curriculum doesn't so they get confused. They have a hard time with the analog 11:57 not realizing that it isn't 12 yet so it isn't 12:57.The MAN Fan Clubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769813306551133947noreply@blogger.com