Maybe it's different where you are, but where I am, if a math teacher is out for a day, the kids lose a day of instruction. There isn't this pool of people able to teach math who are dying to work for the $135 a day my district pays substitutes, so if a math teacher isn't there, teaching doesn't take place.
I should go out and buy a lottery ticket. There's a "kid" (he's so young!) who subs in our district and is currently working on a master's degree in math. Eventually he wants to get a doctorate.
I've missed 3 school days this week, something I haven't done in (literally) years. I was able to get this math whiz as a substitute all three days. I gave him my lecture notes and off he went. My students told me he can teach, and their quiz results yesterday indicate that they learned something Monday and Tuesday.
I can't ask for much more than that, and neither can my students.
It's very hard to find qualified subs, especially for higher science and math. You're lucky to have him It's gotten to the point where I avoid absences even when I am sick because the kids lose so much.
ReplyDeleteIn my subject (History), being out a day is basically worksheet/video day. I have had some great subs, but many of the other ones have no control over the kids. The good ones are snapped up quickly.
ReplyDeleteMany times I would rather just go into work because setting up for a sub and dealing with the aftermath is just not worth it.
Nice! I hate having subs as well but I love the good ones! I hope that "kid" becomes an educator some day. The world of education needs them!
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