tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post597404463436027141..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: It's All About The Kids (Except When It Isn't)Darrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-89240227121426344842012-08-19T14:52:41.103-07:002012-08-19T14:52:41.103-07:00Yes, Allen, the school board and/or superintendent...Yes, Allen, the school board and/or superintendent is ultimately responsible for everything that occurs in the district--but that doesn't get the union off the hook for pushing this idea.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-26015459903452965062012-08-17T05:00:26.046-07:002012-08-17T05:00:26.046-07:00The union's not responsible for this stick-in-...The union's not responsible for this stick-in-anything-that-breaths policy. <br /><br />Substitute teacher policy that was more concerned with getting someone - anyone - into a classroom rather then trying to find someone who could teach the class predates the formation of teacher's union. If unions had anything to say on the matter they'd have a million delicately delineated distinctions among teachers to boost the total.<br /><br />Responsibility for the policy lies at the feet of the school board and is a convenience for the administration. <br /><br />The foundational nature of the policy can really be seen in the fact that state legislatures had to get involved to make sure that teachers with special ed training are the only teachers for special ed kids. Otherwise the administration, with the tacit approval of the school board, would have stuck anything with a certification in front of the kids. Until the advent of such laws that's exactly what was done.<br /><br />So it's the convenience of the administration, with no policy directive to the contrary, that produces the "next on the list" policy.allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-91109585387590812742012-08-16T18:24:42.471-07:002012-08-16T18:24:42.471-07:00My school district employed the same policy for th...My school district employed the same policy for the past two years. My department head simply refused to use our automated system. He would tell our school secretary who trusted him to have his regular sub (retired department member) show up on time. Problem solved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-89233922661915937592012-08-16T16:58:13.618-07:002012-08-16T16:58:13.618-07:00It's not really a link on my profile page--tha...It's not really a link on my profile page--that would invite spammers! But considering that it's my Yahoo username, just add @yahoo.com to the end of it and it'll work.Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-56130441162997260752012-08-16T13:24:37.605-07:002012-08-16T13:24:37.605-07:00Hi! I'm trying to contact you via email (inte...Hi! I'm trying to contact you via email (interesting news tip I thought you might like), but the link on your profile page isn't working...is there another way I can contact you?<br /><br />Thanks!Vulcan Archerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10336289386548529536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-86040643501896461682012-08-16T10:24:52.735-07:002012-08-16T10:24:52.735-07:00The supply might be greater if ed-world credential...The supply might be greater if ed-world credentialism wasn't applied. As I posted on Joanne Jacob's site, I have a cousin, with a bachelor's and master's from a top engineering school and decades of experience in the industry, who was a volunteer math/physics tutor at a loca HS. Someone like that would be a better sub than someone with no subject-area background. A (now retired) headmaster at a top academic prep school said that private schools keep lists of people like that, along with former teachers. I have a friend that was on that list as a French sub-no ed credits or teaching experience, but went to a French HS in Brussels and on to a college French major. The head wanted to hire her full-time because her French was better than his current teacher. momof4noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-23025840234187390972012-08-16T09:06:58.759-07:002012-08-16T09:06:58.759-07:00KauaiMark . . . we can do that too . . .there are ...KauaiMark . . . we can do that too . . .there are just about two math subs in the entire district.maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-87574750665273542922012-08-16T07:22:53.708-07:002012-08-16T07:22:53.708-07:00Please don't get sick! That's terrible. ...Please don't get sick! That's terrible. :/Happy Elf Mom (Christine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15047347624037697311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-31535252826186541252012-08-15T18:43:55.440-07:002012-08-15T18:43:55.440-07:00If you think the CTA really cares about children, ...If you think the CTA really cares about children, you might be a democrat.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03206344574666153343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-69012360709925362462012-08-15T17:06:10.930-07:002012-08-15T17:06:10.930-07:00"...get whatever laid off teacher is next &qu..."...get whatever laid off teacher is next "on the list"<br /><br />Yeo! That's why I probably won't get any calls for a couple weeks. <br /><br />To answer maxutils question, Darren (and other teachers in our district) are allowed to call subs they know directly to arrange a replacement<br /><br />The majority of my assignments are handled that way.<br />KauaiMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02581543514815246743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-44253693502472263952012-08-15T16:45:47.617-07:002012-08-15T16:45:47.617-07:00While you're entirely correct . . . what were ...While you're entirely correct . . . what were the odds of you getting a math teacher anyway, unless your absence was planned well in advance?maxutilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11294262473781967372noreply@blogger.com