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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Right, because all the teachers leave comprehensive 10 day plans (insert eye-roll)

In my kids schools (a MS and a HS, W Cluster - was the same when they were in ES), a sub is a day off with movies, games on chrome books, spending the class time on their phones, etc.   They are babysitters and nothing more[/quote]

Unless it’s a dire emergency, anyone who asks me to sub for even a day—let alone a week or two—better leave comprehensive plans or I’m declining further requests. Expecting one person to babysit 25+ kids for 7.5 hours with no structured activities leads to a very long day with lots of behaviors, even in the “good” schools.[/quote]

A lot of my colleagues leave educational games and videos because subs don’t bother to follow the comprehensive plans they spent hours creating before they take leave. If I take planned leave, I try to arrange it so that students are on day 2 or 3 of a multi-day assignment. That way, they already know what to do and just need adult supervision. Complicating things, my school limits chromebook use when there is a sub after a sub accidentally took a Chromebook home with him. As a result, only certain subs are allowed for lessons requiring Chromebooks. That makes it difficult to leave an engaging lesson if the sub isn’t capable of following directions or understanding the material.[/quote]

PP here. That is all fine and certainly understandable. I don't mind if I'm asked to oversee math or science games or learning stations or play a social studies video in lieu of something more structured for some of the day. I very much mind if someone leaves no plans or activities, especially in the elementary grades or Special Ed. I've been at it long enough to have my own backup activities and know how to put stuff together in a pinch, but there's no way a bunch of kids are going to be content left to their own devices all day. [/quote]

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