I subbed for a year or two in Connecticut, many years ago. The educational requirement was "completed two years of college." I had a degree in English. Yes, the matchups are completely random, based solely on which teachers are missing. I "taught" everything from high school physics down to kindergarten art.
Most of my classes were in the high school (probably 100-120 days out of 180). For the most part, what was expected was that I take attendance, let the students know what was required of them for the period, let the students know their homework assignment, administer any quizzes that might be scheduled, and write a brief report to the teacher. Remember how the kids assumed the subs were glorified babysitters? It's true, really.
Every now and again, the missing teacher would neglect to give a "busywork" assignment, so I'd take the opportunity to teach for real. This blew the kids' minds, because they couldn't just pretend they were working on the assignment, and some of the kids were ***REALLY*** grateful when I'd review stuff for their upcoming exams. It also blew the administration's minds, and they loved it. I wasn't qualified to teach full time (needed a Bachelor's in Education, and needed to be working on a Master's in my subject), but they definitely liked the work I did for them.
For elementary school substitution, I *was* expected to teach, because having the kids just do busywork all day long was WAAAAY too much to expect of ten-year-olds. Those were fun, too.
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Date: 2004-12-04 04:51 pm (UTC)Most of my classes were in the high school (probably 100-120 days out of 180). For the most part, what was expected was that I take attendance, let the students know what was required of them for the period, let the students know their homework assignment, administer any quizzes that might be scheduled, and write a brief report to the teacher. Remember how the kids assumed the subs were glorified babysitters? It's true, really.
Every now and again, the missing teacher would neglect to give a "busywork" assignment, so I'd take the opportunity to teach for real. This blew the kids' minds, because they couldn't just pretend they were working on the assignment, and some of the kids were ***REALLY*** grateful when I'd review stuff for their upcoming exams. It also blew the administration's minds, and they loved it. I wasn't qualified to teach full time (needed a Bachelor's in Education, and needed to be working on a Master's in my subject), but they definitely liked the work I did for them.
For elementary school substitution, I *was* expected to teach, because having the kids just do busywork all day long was WAAAAY too much to expect of ten-year-olds. Those were fun, too.
And then I left town to go get my Master's.