teach1st
01-05-2010, 05:40 AM
(Student Opinion)
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/class-time-substitute-waste/?partner=rss&emc=rss
According to a recent Op-Ed, more than 5% of teachers are absent on any given day, which means that by the time you finish high school, you have had substitutes for nearly a year of your schooling. And few substitutes are trained in either teaching or the curriculum they have to cover. What experiences have you had with substitutes?
In the Op-Ed “The Replacements (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/opinion/03bucior.html),” Carolyn Bucior shares the experiences and insights she gained in her two years of substitute teaching:
“Maggie,” a teacher in a Milwaukee public school, was talking about the difficulty of her job, which is something the teachers I know do quite a lot. Then she complained that her sub hadn’t completed the lesson plan she’d been given.
“So, what you’re saying is that a teacher’s job is so hard, anyone should be able to do it for a day,” I said.
This time, it was the teacher who went quiet.
More (http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/class-time-substitute-waste/?partner=rss&emc=rss)
http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/class-time-substitute-waste/?partner=rss&emc=rss
According to a recent Op-Ed, more than 5% of teachers are absent on any given day, which means that by the time you finish high school, you have had substitutes for nearly a year of your schooling. And few substitutes are trained in either teaching or the curriculum they have to cover. What experiences have you had with substitutes?
In the Op-Ed “The Replacements (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/03/opinion/03bucior.html),” Carolyn Bucior shares the experiences and insights she gained in her two years of substitute teaching:
“Maggie,” a teacher in a Milwaukee public school, was talking about the difficulty of her job, which is something the teachers I know do quite a lot. Then she complained that her sub hadn’t completed the lesson plan she’d been given.
“So, what you’re saying is that a teacher’s job is so hard, anyone should be able to do it for a day,” I said.
This time, it was the teacher who went quiet.
More (http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/05/class-time-substitute-waste/?partner=rss&emc=rss)