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Post 03/20/2023 07:47     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


I was able to buy the books on Amazon to ensure my kids had an explanation of what was expected. For example, lately, their teacher is frequently absent and the subs apparently just give assignments without any explanation.


Now you’re blaming subs? Blame the BOE and the county for not paying subs a livable wage. The problem is central office. They have no idea how to run a school district.


Some subs are pretty awful. No clue about their wages but if they agreed to do the job it's on them.


Yup. Subs are paid in pennies, so I’d expect the same service from them. You’re the problem. Congratulations!


HAHAHAHA so many excuses you're funny
Anonymous
Post 03/20/2023 07:03     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


I was able to buy the books on Amazon to ensure my kids had an explanation of what was expected. For example, lately, their teacher is frequently absent and the subs apparently just give assignments without any explanation.


Now you’re blaming subs? Blame the BOE and the county for not paying subs a livable wage. The problem is central office. They have no idea how to run a school district.


Some subs are pretty awful. No clue about their wages but if they agreed to do the job it's on them.


Yup. Subs are paid in pennies, so I’d expect the same service from them. You’re the problem. Congratulations!
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2023 19:15     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


The materials your kids is currently learning are free. Check embarc. The scariest part about all of your posts is now we can better understand where the learned helplessness comes from.


Those are outdated versions and aren't aligned with what the school uses.


Good to know thanks.


I have compared the free version with what my kid uses (because kid occasionally messes up and brings home the workbook), and it is exactly the same.


Our school used a newer version


Are they using Eureka Math squared, which conslidates content into fewer lessons? That would be surprising, as that type of decision would typically be done by central office. Maybe central office is piloting this at just some schools?

More on this curriculum: https://greatminds.org/eurekamathsquared


No but the copyright is 6 years later than the online version. Also the module I'm looking at the school version has 7 additional lessons not included in the online version.


Which year/module is it? How many lessons are you seeing?


The school version's copyright shows 2021, 6 years later, the online version is from 2015. The online version has the modules but has an additional 7 lessons not listed in the older online version.


I didn't compare all the modules just the one DC is currently working on.
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2023 19:12     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


The materials your kids is currently learning are free. Check embarc. The scariest part about all of your posts is now we can better understand where the learned helplessness comes from.


Those are outdated versions and aren't aligned with what the school uses.


Good to know thanks.


I have compared the free version with what my kid uses (because kid occasionally messes up and brings home the workbook), and it is exactly the same.


Our school used a newer version


Are they using Eureka Math squared, which conslidates content into fewer lessons? That would be surprising, as that type of decision would typically be done by central office. Maybe central office is piloting this at just some schools?

More on this curriculum: https://greatminds.org/eurekamathsquared


No but the copyright is 6 years later than the online version. Also the module I'm looking at the school version has 7 additional lessons not included in the online version.


Which year/module is it? How many lessons are you seeing?


The school version's copyright shows 2021, 6 years later, the online version is from 2015. The online version has the modules but has an additional 7 lessons not listed in the older online version.
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2023 18:38     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


The materials your kids is currently learning are free. Check embarc. The scariest part about all of your posts is now we can better understand where the learned helplessness comes from.


Those are outdated versions and aren't aligned with what the school uses.


Good to know thanks.


I have compared the free version with what my kid uses (because kid occasionally messes up and brings home the workbook), and it is exactly the same.


Our school used a newer version


Are they using Eureka Math squared, which conslidates content into fewer lessons? That would be surprising, as that type of decision would typically be done by central office. Maybe central office is piloting this at just some schools?

More on this curriculum: https://greatminds.org/eurekamathsquared


No but the copyright is 6 years later than the online version. Also the module I'm looking at the school version has 7 additional lessons not included in the online version.


Which year/module is it? How many lessons are you seeing?
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2023 18:00     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


The materials your kids is currently learning are free. Check embarc. The scariest part about all of your posts is now we can better understand where the learned helplessness comes from.


Those are outdated versions and aren't aligned with what the school uses.


Good to know thanks.


I have compared the free version with what my kid uses (because kid occasionally messes up and brings home the workbook), and it is exactly the same.


Our school used a newer version


Are they using Eureka Math squared, which conslidates content into fewer lessons? That would be surprising, as that type of decision would typically be done by central office. Maybe central office is piloting this at just some schools?

More on this curriculum: https://greatminds.org/eurekamathsquared


No but the copyright is 6 years later than the online version. Also the module I'm looking at the school version has 7 additional lessons not included in the online version.
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2023 17:41     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


The materials your kids is currently learning are free. Check embarc. The scariest part about all of your posts is now we can better understand where the learned helplessness comes from.


Those are outdated versions and aren't aligned with what the school uses.


Good to know thanks.


I have compared the free version with what my kid uses (because kid occasionally messes up and brings home the workbook), and it is exactly the same.


Our school used a newer version


Are they using Eureka Math squared, which conslidates content into fewer lessons? That would be surprising, as that type of decision would typically be done by central office. Maybe central office is piloting this at just some schools?

More on this curriculum: https://greatminds.org/eurekamathsquared
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2023 16:54     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


The materials your kids is currently learning are free. Check embarc. The scariest part about all of your posts is now we can better understand where the learned helplessness comes from.


Those are outdated versions and aren't aligned with what the school uses.


Good to know thanks.


I have compared the free version with what my kid uses (because kid occasionally messes up and brings home the workbook), and it is exactly the same.


Our school used a newer version
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2023 15:37     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

There is no “updated” version. Mcps uses eureka. It’s very (too easy) to find online. Stop acting so helpless, it’s almost like now we know where the kids get it from.
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Post 03/19/2023 15:15     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


The materials your kids is currently learning are free. Check embarc. The scariest part about all of your posts is now we can better understand where the learned helplessness comes from.


Those are outdated versions and aren't aligned with what the school uses.


Good to know thanks.


I have compared the free version with what my kid uses (because kid occasionally messes up and brings home the workbook), and it is exactly the same.


Meant to add -- This is the website we use to get the archived free stuff: https://greatminds.org/eureka-math-basic-files
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Post 03/19/2023 15:12     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


The materials your kids is currently learning are free. Check embarc. The scariest part about all of your posts is now we can better understand where the learned helplessness comes from.


Those are outdated versions and aren't aligned with what the school uses.


Good to know thanks.


I have compared the free version with what my kid uses (because kid occasionally messes up and brings home the workbook), and it is exactly the same.
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2023 14:24     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


The materials your kids is currently learning are free. Check embarc. The scariest part about all of your posts is now we can better understand where the learned helplessness comes from.


Those are outdated versions and aren't aligned with what the school uses.


Good to know thanks.
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2023 14:21     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

I don’t know what to make of the situation in the OP but my kid got all straight As second quarter but not first quarter (got 1 B). I’m not too concerned either way.
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2023 14:21     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


I'm guessing you've never looked at eureka math book because it's just a book of worksheets.


The problem sets aren’t graded. Move along.


If the exit tickets are, we never see them since the teacher won't share them with parents.


Sigh. Exit tickets aren’t graded either. What part of “only quizzes and assessments are graded” don’t you understand?


We wouldn't know since the teacher won't send anything home or respond to emails.


Check their grades in Synergy. You keep coming back here to blame everyone else without actually doing any real work of your own.


The only thing posted in Synergy is the end-of-quarter report card. Everything else is blank at least for ES.


So let me get this:

* Teacher refuses to provide any feedback or grade papers.
* When asked for a conference multiple times, the teacher is unresponsive.
* Teacher has ignored multiple emails.
* Teacher refuses to post grades on synergy.

Sounds like you got a bad teacher. It happens.


Exactly, some teachers are just going through the motions and doing the bare minimum. Don't sweat it. The county doesn't take their feedback all that seriously anyway and mostly uses MAP. They will however notice that many of their students are doing worse than in their peers classes and that's on them.
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Post 03/19/2023 14:18     Subject: If you have a bright MCPS 3rd grader…

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Anonymous wrote:If you meet the on-level standard in ES, you get an A. Kids who are not at grade level get a lower grade. At our school, not everyone gets an A in every class. I do think teachers spend most of their time trying to help kids who are below grade level meet the standard, but they don't succeed with everyone so there are kids who don't get all As.


A kid with 99% on MAP in math somehow got a B in 2nd-grade math. My sense is the teacher just hands out worksheets and doesn't want to be bothered with explaining anything.


Sounds like you arent even paying attention. Eureka is very specific. Teachers cant just grade whatever they feel like and "worksheets" arent part of the curriculum. Quizzes and tests are the only things that are allowed to be graded in MCPS for math. Maybe do some research first.


The teacher refuses to share copies of their work and the books are kept at school. A track down a copy of the book myself and purchased it on Amazon so I can go over the material with the kids since the teacher refuses to explain anything.


And yet all you had to do was put in eureka math third grade into google and all of the resources are available and free online. There are also videos of lessons on YouTube, homework help videos, etc. you didn’t need to buy anything but clearly you’d rather just be angry than spend five minutes googling. Your time spent here should be used for something resourceful.


Only the old edition of Eureka is free. The second edition isn't


I was able to buy the books on Amazon to ensure my kids had an explanation of what was expected. For example, lately, their teacher is frequently absent and the subs apparently just give assignments without any explanation.


Now you’re blaming subs? Blame the BOE and the county for not paying subs a livable wage. The problem is central office. They have no idea how to run a school district.


Some subs are pretty awful. No clue about their wages but if they agreed to do the job it's on them.