tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post6937082344453779933..comments2024-03-18T22:44:53.542-05:00Comments on Learn Me Good: Sick days and swine fluMister Teacherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-52991272701564058692009-05-06T10:56:00.000-05:002009-05-06T10:56:00.000-05:00Making sub plans may be a pain, but as a sub I wan...Making sub plans may be a pain, but as a sub I want to thank all of you who do! Nothing is worse than showing up and having to scramble because a teacher didn't leave enough work. But believe it or not, I have been working all year in three different disticts and not once have I been left without a lesson plan... even if it was scribbled on a post-it. And guys, PLEASE LEAVE SEATING CHARTS. How am I supposed to manage a kid if he won't tell me his name?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08039972718768855819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-16921266974777049452009-05-04T17:38:00.000-05:002009-05-04T17:38:00.000-05:00Ugh, making sub plans is such a pain in the butt!
...Ugh, making sub plans is such a pain in the butt!<br /><br />Margaret, you are exactly right, I've gone to school and had people tell me I was going to infect them... Maybe not the best judgement, but better than scrambling to make sub plans! :)Mister Teacherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00797744114515551901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-7752179157134756202009-05-04T05:24:00.000-05:002009-05-04T05:24:00.000-05:00You said it all when you said, "For another t...You said it all when you said, "For another thing, taking a sick day as a teacher is often much more work than it's worth."<br />It takes more time (&paper) to explain what to do than to actually do it. And it's pretty safe to count on the fact that the kids will rush through anything they get that day,which means you have to have more activities than normal ready, b/c the subs don't know the kids and how to make them reflect as they go - the kids just want to be DONE! as quickly as they can.<br />I always get an inner twinge of "you hypocrite!" whenever I'm teaching that part of the health curriculum that preaches staying home when you're sick - I don't do that unless I am feverish or can't be away from a bathroom. I stopped feeling guilty about it a long time ago, because whatever it is, I got it from the kids who should've stayed home, but didn't!Margaretnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-6303639650635098962009-05-03T22:58:00.000-05:002009-05-03T22:58:00.000-05:00Our school district just decided to close for a we...Our school district just decided to close for a week earlier today. I am desperately hoping that we will not need to make up these days in June because I have so been counting down the days already. And you are so right about calling in sick being more trouble than it's worth. I have so many unused sick days its ridiculous. Luckily we do have incentive pay for not using sick days so that's a plus.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-22932472216272260712009-05-03T20:05:00.000-05:002009-05-03T20:05:00.000-05:00I am currently trying to write 4 weeks worth of le...I am currently trying to write 4 weeks worth of lesson plans for my maternity leave. Due to the timing, they aren't going to get my a certified sub, so I have to plan the whole time.<br /><br />Fortunately, I have not been sick once the whole pregnancy. But man to I hate taking sick days. I am not good at planning in advance for anyone else.<br /><br />You know what I hate though? The para educators at my school that come to school totally sick. I mean contagious sick. Ladies, ladies, STAY HOME!!<br /><br />Also, we have had our share of crazy subs. One, that we still use, has been known to take folders and sheets of stickers from the teacher's supply home for her kids. Others have walked away from a class to make personal calls or just forgotten the kids all together. One just flat out disappeared after lunch one day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21615042.post-42360794920731234852009-05-03T20:04:00.000-05:002009-05-03T20:04:00.000-05:00You did not have Dutch Elm Disease. Silly Mister T...You did not have Dutch Elm Disease. Silly Mister Teacher. I actually did get ringworm. Last year. True story.<br /><br />The lucky few with a SmartBoard can record a lesson so the sub just has to push "play". Of course you have to stay at school an extra hour to record lessons for your classes. But it cuts down on the anxiety of what sub you are going to get. But it's still a pain.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14229054922453438248noreply@blogger.com