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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I try SO hard not to be out. I teach algebra--we have a new topic every day of the year, so if I'm out, we are behind. I tried planning test days as absences, but then cheating is rampant. The best I came up with is recording my entire lesson and uploading it to YouTube so the sub just has to hit play. It works okay with honors kids who teach each other if they don't get it, but it's a disaster with my remedial kids.[/quote]

I can’t even do that because subs at my school are no longer allowed to use technology after several incidences with broken/misued computers by subs. I’m not sure why principals aren’t complaining to the region offices about the lack of quality subs.[/quote]

I wish principals WOULD complain, because maybe then there would be a decent shot at getting decent pay and attracting a higher caliber of people.[b] I was pulled from my scheduled job last week and placed into a different classroom because they couldn't find a sub. The teacher who'd "reserved" me weeks ahead of time was understandably upset about it, as I know her students well and we'd reviewed the lesson plans before her absence. [/b]The sub who showed up in my place arrived very late and did not have a good command of English.

Also, in my opinion the sub orientation should include at least some SmartBoard training and computer rules. I actually wrote this on the feedback form they gave us but I don't think anything has changed. [/quote]

This happens to me all the time. I’m in MCPS. I’ve stopped spending so much time writing sub plans because there’s a very good chance my sub will be pulled for another absence. I teach ESOL, so it’s a matter of essential vs. what they deem non-essential. I have one sub who refuses to take a job other than what she accepted and I try to get her but she’s often booked. [/quote]

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