The number of days worked this 2011/12 school year:
76 full days
19 Half Days
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95 of 180 in the classroom
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Final Tally: 2009-2010
Another year in the books and the results are in.
For the 180 possible working school days for 2009/10 school year:
66 full working days
13 half days
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79 days in school
For the 180 possible working school days for 2009/10 school year:
66 full working days
13 half days
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79 days in school
Friday, June 12, 2009
Final Tally:2008-2009…
This is the last day of the eight day assignment in this classroom. It’s a minimum day.
Some of the teachers tried to warn me. I just didn’t quite believe how tough a final “fun day” could be.
I’m walking out to my classroom in the portables at 08:00am to find workmen boarding up the windows with 4x8 sheets of plywood.
“Securing the classrooms against the summer vandals” was the given explanation. The entire row of classrooms looked like foreclosed, abandoned housing units.
I thought it must make quite an impression for the parents of the graduating 6th graders to see the slum dwellings where their kids got their education. Couldn’t they have “secured” the classrooms for summer AFTER school?
The final day lesson plan:
This should have been an easy day and for the most part it was. The problems came during the movie in the classroom. Everyone was laying out on the floor because I had the kids stack desks and chairs right after recess. With the windows boarded up, the classroom was pitch black, movie perfect atmosphere. I turned out the lights and started the video.
Once my eyes adjusted to night vision, I noticed a couple of boys standing over by the teachers’ desk in the back of the room. Knowing that they were probably up to nothing good, I made my way back to where they were, only to see that one kid had my sunglasses that used to be in my backpack!!
“WHAT THE F-(remembering at the last fraction of a second that the next syllable would probably get me fired) ARE YOU TWO DOING! GIVE ME THOSE! HIT THE LIGHTS! TURN OFF THE VIDEO!”
“YOU!”, pointing at the kid with MY glasses, “GET OUT OF HERE NOW! OFFICE RIGHT NOW!” as I grabbed my glasses back.
I was so mad, I surprised myself. I could hardly talk to the office secretary to describe why I was sending the kid over. I was stunned that any kid would be going through my backpack in class. Even more stunned that he would do it while I was in the room. On the last day of school, even! I was so stunned that I even forgot about the second kid that was with him!
I went by the office at lunch time. Almost every chair available was occupied by a kid evicted from one classroom or another. The school secretary said it happens every year.
“The kids just go nuts the last week of school. We tried to warn you!”
Final Total: 78 of 180 days subbing.
Some of the teachers tried to warn me. I just didn’t quite believe how tough a final “fun day” could be.
I’m walking out to my classroom in the portables at 08:00am to find workmen boarding up the windows with 4x8 sheets of plywood.
“Securing the classrooms against the summer vandals” was the given explanation. The entire row of classrooms looked like foreclosed, abandoned housing units.
I thought it must make quite an impression for the parents of the graduating 6th graders to see the slum dwellings where their kids got their education. Couldn’t they have “secured” the classrooms for summer AFTER school?
The final day lesson plan:
- Clean the classroom
- Go the 6th graders “clap out” assembly
- Recess
- Show movie
- Lunch
- Stack desks and chairs
- Pass out report cards
- Go home at 1:20pm
This should have been an easy day and for the most part it was. The problems came during the movie in the classroom. Everyone was laying out on the floor because I had the kids stack desks and chairs right after recess. With the windows boarded up, the classroom was pitch black, movie perfect atmosphere. I turned out the lights and started the video.
Once my eyes adjusted to night vision, I noticed a couple of boys standing over by the teachers’ desk in the back of the room. Knowing that they were probably up to nothing good, I made my way back to where they were, only to see that one kid had my sunglasses that used to be in my backpack!!
“WHAT THE F-(remembering at the last fraction of a second that the next syllable would probably get me fired) ARE YOU TWO DOING! GIVE ME THOSE! HIT THE LIGHTS! TURN OFF THE VIDEO!”
“YOU!”, pointing at the kid with MY glasses, “GET OUT OF HERE NOW! OFFICE RIGHT NOW!” as I grabbed my glasses back.
I was so mad, I surprised myself. I could hardly talk to the office secretary to describe why I was sending the kid over. I was stunned that any kid would be going through my backpack in class. Even more stunned that he would do it while I was in the room. On the last day of school, even! I was so stunned that I even forgot about the second kid that was with him!
I went by the office at lunch time. Almost every chair available was occupied by a kid evicted from one classroom or another. The school secretary said it happens every year.
“The kids just go nuts the last week of school. We tried to warn you!”
Final Total: 78 of 180 days subbing.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Final Tally: 2007-08...
I worked a grand total of 79 classroom subbing days for the just ended 2007-08 school year.
This was working for a single district with 15 elementary schools. Surprisingly, 51 of those subbing days (65 %!!) were for a single school in the district. Two schools monopolized 69/79 (87%) of my jobs.
Not sure if it’s good or bad to be seen so infrequently at the other 13 schools.
Something to think about this next year.
This was working for a single district with 15 elementary schools. Surprisingly, 51 of those subbing days (65 %!!) were for a single school in the district. Two schools monopolized 69/79 (87%) of my jobs.
Not sure if it’s good or bad to be seen so infrequently at the other 13 schools.
Something to think about this next year.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007
Final Tally: 2006-2007
Days teaching at specific grade level this year:
K: 2
G1: 4
G2: 4
G3: 5
G4: 15
G5: 32
G6: 23
G1: 4
G2: 4
G3: 5
G4: 15
G5: 32
G6: 23
Total Sub Days for the just completed 2006-07 School Year: 85 days
Since I started subbing Sept/2004, I have a total of 230 days.
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Final Tally: 2005-2006.
The 2005-06 school year is complete as of noon today. As expected there were no substitute assignment calls these last three days.
The final tally working for two school districts this year is…
EG – 52 full days, 9 half days
OG – 20 full days, 5 half days
Making for a total of….less see….add the 2 and 0…carry…multiply by πrr (because I can't figure out how to get blogger to do "squared") …calculate the mean value…add in the depreciation discount…AND
We have a grand total of 79 full days in the classroom this year.
Here's how some other subs did this year: http://www.proteacher.net/discussions/showthread.php?t=9847
Time for recess!
The final tally working for two school districts this year is…
EG – 52 full days, 9 half days
OG – 20 full days, 5 half days
Making for a total of….less see….add the 2 and 0…carry…multiply by πrr (because I can't figure out how to get blogger to do "squared") …calculate the mean value…add in the depreciation discount…AND
We have a grand total of 79 full days in the classroom this year.
Here's how some other subs did this year: http://www.proteacher.net/discussions/showthread.php?t=9847
Time for recess!
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Final Tally: 2004-2005
I didn’t sub at all the last week of school, so I guess I’m on summer vacation also.
I thought I should take this opportunity to summarize how this first year of subbing in the Kinder through 6th grades has been. I’ll answer some questions that some people have been curious about and list some likes and dislikes of the subbing experience.
Q&A
Q: Which grade levels did I like best?
A: Without any in depth analysis on my part, I think I first prefer 2nd,3rd,4th grades, then 1st and 5th with Kinder and 6th last. I’m sure some psychoanalyst could read something into that but I’m not gonna ask.
A: Without any in depth analysis on my part, I think I first prefer 2nd,3rd,4th grades, then 1st and 5th with Kinder and 6th last. I’m sure some psychoanalyst could read something into that but I’m not gonna ask.
Q: Am I going to do it again next year?
A: Probably if I don’t find a better paying job before then.
A: Probably if I don’t find a better paying job before then.
Q: Do you think you’d like to become a full time teacher?
A: No, and I don’t have to think about that too much.
A: No, and I don’t have to think about that too much.
Q: from When Pigs Sing “What advice would you give to teachers to procure the good subs?”
A: I’m not sure I have enough experience (8 months total) to give any advice to teachers on how to keep “good subs” other than it would be useful to phone or email the “good subs” they’ve had and let them know that they ARE doing a good job for them.
A: I’m not sure I have enough experience (8 months total) to give any advice to teachers on how to keep “good subs” other than it would be useful to phone or email the “good subs” they’ve had and let them know that they ARE doing a good job for them.
No one’s contacted me, post-sub assignment, for any feedback at this point so I’m not sure how well I’m doing this job. Hmmm…Maybe teachers already DO contact the good subs and that means…..well….hummmm.
Q: from When Pigs Sing “What advice would you give to teachers do to make your job easier?”
A: The two best sub jobs I’ve had were for classes where a lot of the kids had some kind of classroom job.
A: The two best sub jobs I’ve had were for classes where a lot of the kids had some kind of classroom job.
The routine daily chores of taking attendance, homework check, library book check in/out, etc was treated, by the kids, as an honor. The classes where this was the normal setup tended to be better behaved and ran like clockwork.
Likes and Dislikes
Dislike: Waking up at oh-six-damn-its-early-oclock to get to the school on time.
Like: Getting off work at oh-three-isthatdaylight?-somethin-oclock every day.
Like: Getting off work at oh-three-isthatdaylight?-somethin-oclock every day.
Like: That the feeling does go away just after that 1st kid comes in the door (How does that work?)
Dislike: No lesson plan!
Like: Detailed, word processed lesson plans with all the material clearly available.
Like: Detailed, word processed lesson plans with all the material clearly available.
Dislike: The handful of the kids I encountered destined to a future state and/or federal residence facility.
Like: The other 99% basically normal, reasonable, pleasant, kid-people to be around.
Like: The other 99% basically normal, reasonable, pleasant, kid-people to be around.
Like: All of the teacher and administrators of the schools I encountered. They were ALL supportive, friendly and approachable.
What next?
That’s all I can think of right now. If any blog readers wish to submit questions in comment section, I will append and/or update it to this first year summary posting.
Just don’t ask me to sing. It ain’t goin ta happen…
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