Anonymous
Post 01/27/2023 08:22     Subject: Re:Substitutes
Maybe OP should sign up to be a sub instead of complaining about the fact there are no subs.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2023 13:41     Subject: Re:Substitutes
my daughter has told me that her K teacher sometimes goes to teach the other K class and their assistant takes over activities, and the art teacher also comes in to help. sometimes it takes a village when there are no subs.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2023 13:16     Subject: Substitutes
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Oh my goodness! I'm glad my kid's K assistant is so good, but I do think it would be better to have another adult to manage all those 5-6 year olds even if the substitute is taking a backseat.


I subbed for several years before the pandemic and the K assistant taking over was very common even back then. There has been a shortage of subs for a long time. Having 2 in a room during an absence is a luxury.


Agree. Same is true for EL and resource teachers. I know if I take those positions for subbing, there is a decent chance I will get pulled to work somewhere else.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2023 08:16     Subject: Substitutes
Anonymous wrote:Oh my goodness! I'm glad my kid's K assistant is so good, but I do think it would be better to have another adult to manage all those 5-6 year olds even if the substitute is taking a backseat.


I subbed for several years before the pandemic and the K assistant taking over was very common even back then. There has been a shortage of subs for a long time. Having 2 in a room during an absence is a luxury.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2023 21:41     Subject: Substitutes
At our ES, they usually don't get subs for Kindergarten. The TA just does it that day alone. If we have an extra sub they will send them in to help the TA, but usually we don't.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2023 20:23     Subject: Re:Substitutes
Every morning our admin are trying to figure out how to get coverage in classrooms where teachers are out. There are no subs so assistants, specialists, etc are regularly teaching classes.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2023 18:26     Subject: Substitutes
Oh my goodness! I'm glad my kid's K assistant is so good, but I do think it would be better to have another adult to manage all those 5-6 year olds even if the substitute is taking a backseat.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2023 17:32     Subject: Substitutes
Anonymous wrote:The Kinder assistant will know WAY more than 99.99% of subs. It's normal for the Kinder assistant to take over, and the "substitute teacher" to take a secondary (at best) role. The assistant knows the routine, lesson plan, kids behavior, etc.

Of course it's helpful to have 2 adults in a Kinder class, but it's very hard to find substitutes these days, so this is normal OP. Unless it's been going on for a long time.



This times 1000. You're lucky there is an assistant at all! Last week, they split up a kindergarten class in half and sent them to the other two kindergarten classes since there were no subs. This happens pretty frequently.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2023 17:31     Subject: Substitutes
The Kinder assistant will know WAY more than 99.99% of subs. It's normal for the Kinder assistant to take over, and the "substitute teacher" to take a secondary (at best) role. The assistant knows the routine, lesson plan, kids behavior, etc.

Of course it's helpful to have 2 adults in a Kinder class, but it's very hard to find substitutes these days, so this is normal OP. Unless it's been going on for a long time.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2023 17:29     Subject: Substitutes
It really depends on the day/class. Sometimes we get subs other days we don't. I am a kindergarten assistant and I help out the other classes when I can. We usually cover all the material just fine. My class is pretty well behaved and we have ELL support at a few times during the day.
Anonymous
Post 01/25/2023 17:25     Subject: Substitutes
When your child's teacher is absent is there a substitute teacher. My child keeps telling me that there has been no substitute and the kindergarten assistant is teaching the class by herself. First of all this sounds very difficult for the assistant. Secondly, I can't imagine the kids are learning anything new.