I just got the email about the welcome back meeting for subs and I’m wondering why it’s 7 hours this year vs the 3 hours last year and whether they’ll be paying us for those hours and what we’ll even be doing for that long. The email gave no information other than where and the time. What do my fellow subs think?
I’ve been subbing for this school district for the past year and a half. I’ve been to this school many times over. I usually mark attendance by checking off who’s here with check marks and absents with A’s. Since it’s testing I only marked off who was here as I don’t get a list of who’s in testing. Sent it down and they called and asked if the check marks meant who’s present. I said yes and apologized because I guess it was wrong? I’m just wondering how I should then mark my next class attendance? Should’ve asked when they called but I just assumed that check marks were obvious for who’s here. Maybe I’ll mark with a P? Can’t just mark absentees because again we’re in testing mode.
I only sub for middle school pe/ra and any high school. Pe/ra classes here are 45 minutes each and are usually smaller. Plus the kids actually want to be there so they’re more behaved. I signed up for gym at one of my okay middle schools. I get there and they swap me into a core class instead because there was a mix up and they didn’t need one for pe. The core teacher left me basically nothing. By the end of the 1st class I had called the office multiple times and my voice was hoarse. The second class was the same except no one came when I called. Finally I called and someone answered and I asked to be moved or leave. At this point I was nearly in tears because they were beyond not listening. I was hoping they would send me home but no they swapped me with another sub same grade level. This class was only slightly better but still didn’t care to listen. It was embarrassing having to explain and I felt terrible about swapping with the poor other sub that agreed to the swap. I am short and my voice isn’t very deep and they probably just don’t care to listen. I also really hate having to yell but I find I often have to. I set expectations at the start of class, idk what else to do. I walk the room, remind kids to work and to be quiet one on one but nothing seems to work. It’s just so embarrassing to be seen as someone that can’t reign the kids in.