tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post5242892629203911881..comments2024-02-19T10:21:54.496-08:00Comments on Just a Substitute Teacher.....: Fifteen Subs...KauaiMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02581543514815246743noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-79421898565158623952013-02-26T01:25:04.176-08:002013-02-26T01:25:04.176-08:00Like you, Bus Driver, I have tried to "take o...Like you, Bus Driver, I have tried to "take on" the difficult assignments. Sometimes the "difficult" are a breeze and joyous (surprisingly). Sometimes those assignments I anticipate to be easy are very trying with mucho behavior challenges! Those wiggle worms! I do, indeed, find certain schools have a ton of sub assignment listings. One Middle School has a bunch. However, my one experience with them was the WORST STUDENTS I have had to date (I'm a first year sub). Their desire to learn in 60 percent of the class seemed missing this day. I know their regular teacher was on her 5th day out: NO LESSON PLAN was present. I called the principal's office, who arranged (LATER by almost end-of-[day) to have plans sent over by a poor, stressed out additional teacher. I felt bad for the kids who were good, and wanted to learn. I wrote a lesson plan for tomorrow's teacher, wrote the next day's plan on the board, cleaned up and left a list of the worst offenders for the principal (he said to do this via his secretary). Yes it was that bad. All-in-all, I enjoyed the challenge. I got to learn how to think on my feet, I learned what it's like to be in a classroom where teacher is gone a few days (diff't sub each day), and I think I learned some of the things not to do, also. If I go there again--It will need to be a fun activity or something. These kids have some issues--perhaps with each other, with home, with their city? God Bless them.WeHelp2Learnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6714058.post-53135540505226458942013-02-07T13:52:43.138-08:002013-02-07T13:52:43.138-08:00I can completely sympathize with that! When I use...I can completely sympathize with that! When I used to sub, there were certain schools/classrooms that i found difficult to sub in because the kids behavior was purely heinous!!! However, even with the heinous behavior, every now and again I would get put in these harder assignments because I found that i COULD handle them. Assignments such as ISS, behavioral problem classrooms, and other harder to manage issues became my specialty because I ended up having a good way of dealing with the kids and relating to them. The schools found out that I didnt mind being in some of the harder assignments and it was a break from the subs who couldnt handle the kids and who would call the office if a kid dropped a tissue on the ground.The Bus Driverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04259280794473075615noreply@blogger.com