Supply Teachers
Workday - 8:15am-4:45pm
The music department booked the entire day for a PD session. We spent the day in a conference room in the school discussing curricula and other plans for next year. And so, because I was doing this all day, I needed coverage for all of my classes.
Now you know I'm not one of those teachers who has something against supply teachers. I did my share of supplying, and I know what it's like. Of course, I do "have it out" for anyone who can't do his/her job. Be it in any career, including supply teachers, and even full-time teachers!
I had rented a video for my first period class to watch, so I made sure to put careful instructions that the video be returned to my mailbox when they were finished. I even wrote that it was my own rental and would be responsible for it (etc., etc.).
Sure enough, at the end of the day, I check my mailbox and it was nowhere to be found! I even went up to my classroom to look for it, then the storage where the TV/VCR goes, the business office (who's responsible for that TV/VCR), and still no tape.
At this point, it was after 4pm. I was thinking "who can't understand instructions that simple? And who can't understand that they were important?"
Fortunately, I went by the math office later and found a note on my desk (with the usual supply teacher debriefing), and at the bottom it said "video in box". So he did return it to my mailbox at some point, but it must have been after 4:00.
After I completed some prep work, I checked by the office again. Unfortunately, I didn't realize it was past 4:30 and the office was locked up. I peered through the window where I actually had a view of my mailbox. It looked like there was a videotape in there. Whew. I'm just glad I have a week-long rental, because it's there overnight now!
Tomorrow I have a PD afternoon with the math department, too. This time I don't need any coverage, though. What a rip-off! I have to teach all three of my classes periods 1-3, and then I have to do this workshop in periods 4 and 5! Grr, long day.
The music department booked the entire day for a PD session. We spent the day in a conference room in the school discussing curricula and other plans for next year. And so, because I was doing this all day, I needed coverage for all of my classes.
Now you know I'm not one of those teachers who has something against supply teachers. I did my share of supplying, and I know what it's like. Of course, I do "have it out" for anyone who can't do his/her job. Be it in any career, including supply teachers, and even full-time teachers!
I had rented a video for my first period class to watch, so I made sure to put careful instructions that the video be returned to my mailbox when they were finished. I even wrote that it was my own rental and would be responsible for it (etc., etc.).
Sure enough, at the end of the day, I check my mailbox and it was nowhere to be found! I even went up to my classroom to look for it, then the storage where the TV/VCR goes, the business office (who's responsible for that TV/VCR), and still no tape.
At this point, it was after 4pm. I was thinking "who can't understand instructions that simple? And who can't understand that they were important?"
Fortunately, I went by the math office later and found a note on my desk (with the usual supply teacher debriefing), and at the bottom it said "video in box". So he did return it to my mailbox at some point, but it must have been after 4:00.
After I completed some prep work, I checked by the office again. Unfortunately, I didn't realize it was past 4:30 and the office was locked up. I peered through the window where I actually had a view of my mailbox. It looked like there was a videotape in there. Whew. I'm just glad I have a week-long rental, because it's there overnight now!
Tomorrow I have a PD afternoon with the math department, too. This time I don't need any coverage, though. What a rip-off! I have to teach all three of my classes periods 1-3, and then I have to do this workshop in periods 4 and 5! Grr, long day.
2 Comments:
I'm amazed you cant get in the staff room after 4.30pm. Dont they give you a key?
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Drawing Pad, at 5:51 p.m.
It's not the staff room, it's the main office. I believe the staff room would stay open a while after that, but I never need to be in there. All main offices close at 4:30 around here (I believe that's just when secretaries' workdays are scheduled to end).
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Ms. Smartypants, at 6:35 p.m.
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