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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is "bait and switch by the front office" mean?[/quote]

It means that you accept a sub position with a 1st grade class but when you arrive at the school, they send you to another class. I would refuse anything but the one I accepted. Their response will tell you all you need to know about whether you want to be a sub there.[/quote]

What kind of classes would they send you to instead and in this scenario, who is subbing in the first grade class? [/quote]

The subs are often sent to special ed positions they can't fill when they post them, and regular staffers are used for the 1st grade classroom. Ie a classroom monitor or ESOL teacher on the payroll already, but who is savvy enough to refuse certain assignments.

It is terrible when schools do this: subs don't earn enough to be expected to just suck it up and be grateful for whatever work is tossed their way, front office can at least be honest with expectations.

Teachers themselves are also sometimes horrible to substitutes. They sometimes forget to cancel sub requests if their plans change and will walk into a classroom after a sub has arrived and tell them "oops sorry, decided not to take today off after all."[/quote]

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