Anonymous
Post 08/09/2015 23:16     Subject: substitute teacher
The subs I've come in contact with this year have been absolutely awful. I wish we had parents that subbed. I can't tell you the amount of subs I've seen this year that don't speak enough English to communicate with the students, ones who sit at a desk all day and don't even bother to read plans, ones who scream at the kids the second they walk in the door. It's been atrocious. Has FCPS relaxed the qualifications? I'm afraid to take leave anymore.
Anonymous
Post 08/08/2015 10:33     Subject: Re:substitute teacher
Anonymous wrote:Teacher here and my elementary school does not allow parents of current students to sub in the school for many of the reasons listed above.

+1. Same reason at our school.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2015 09:43     Subject: substitute teacher
Not only does my school use many parent subs, they have hired many of those parents to fill staff vacancies. It has happened a lot over my 20+ years.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2015 07:06     Subject: substitute teacher
I'm a teacher and former sub who subbed in my kids' school. No issues. Guess it depends on the school.
Anonymous
Post 08/06/2015 06:17     Subject: substitute teacher
I'm pretty sure our school has a rule that parent subs can't sub in their own children's classrooms.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2015 23:55     Subject: Re:substitute teacher
Teacher here and my elementary school does not allow parents of current students to sub in the school for many of the reasons listed above.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2015 23:44     Subject: substitute teacher
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, it is. Why shouldn't it be? Teachers work in the same school their own children attend, why shouldn't someone be able to sub?


Subs aren't held to the same standards for professionalism and confidentiality as regular teachers. I'm a classroom teacher and I've had parents sub in my room. One was caught snooping in my filing cabinet (no reason to look in there), and others have been heard to gossip about the students and staff at neighborhood parties based on what they saw in the classroom and snippets of conversations that they heard while being in the teacher's lounge or office.


Absolutely true and as a parent I've observed this kind of behavior from parents who sub. But without them, there simply wouldn't be enough subs. So there's almost no right answer.



FCPS has a lot of subs. There are over 100 schools. Parents who sub should pick one that their kids don't go to.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2015 23:38     Subject: substitute teacher
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, it is. Why shouldn't it be? Teachers work in the same school their own children attend, why shouldn't someone be able to sub?


Subs aren't held to the same standards for professionalism and confidentiality as regular teachers. I'm a classroom teacher and I've had parents sub in my room. One was caught snooping in my filing cabinet (no reason to look in there), and others have been heard to gossip about the students and staff at neighborhood parties based on what they saw in the classroom and snippets of conversations that they heard while being in the teacher's lounge or office.


Absolutely true and as a parent I've observed this kind of behavior from parents who sub. But without them, there simply wouldn't be enough subs. So there's almost no right answer.

Anonymous
Post 08/05/2015 22:47     Subject: substitute teacher
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, it is. Why shouldn't it be? Teachers work in the same school their own children attend, why shouldn't someone be able to sub?


Subs aren't held to the same standards for professionalism and confidentiality as regular teachers. I'm a classroom teacher and I've had parents sub in my room. One was caught snooping in my filing cabinet (no reason to look in there), and others have been heard to gossip about the students and staff at neighborhood parties based on what they saw in the classroom and snippets of conversations that they heard while being in the teacher's lounge or office.


I'm also a teacher and haven't run into anything like this. If we didn't accept parents as substitutes I think we would end up with a shortage of subs.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2015 21:53     Subject: substitute teacher
Anonymous wrote:Well, it is. Why shouldn't it be? Teachers work in the same school their own children attend, why shouldn't someone be able to sub?


Subs aren't held to the same standards for professionalism and confidentiality as regular teachers. I'm a classroom teacher and I've had parents sub in my room. One was caught snooping in my filing cabinet (no reason to look in there), and others have been heard to gossip about the students and staff at neighborhood parties based on what they saw in the classroom and snippets of conversations that they heard while being in the teacher's lounge or office.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2015 20:44     Subject: substitute teacher
Well, it is. Why shouldn't it be? Teachers work in the same school their own children attend, why shouldn't someone be able to sub?
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2015 20:06     Subject: substitute teacher
Anonymous wrote:This should not be allowed.


?
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2015 20:04     Subject: substitute teacher
This should not be allowed.
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2015 17:59     Subject: substitute teacher
Yes
Anonymous
Post 08/05/2015 17:55     Subject: substitute teacher
If apply to work as a substitute teacher can I work at my kids school (fcps)