Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Substitute Teacher
Yesterday, the kindergarteners had a sub in their classroom. The teacher reminded them multiple days in advance that there would be a substitute so there was no surprise. She also reminded them about being on their best behavior so the sub leaves her a good report. When I walked into the classroom that morning, I could hear the kids from down the hall. Their voices were loud and they were acting in ways they never did with their original teacher there. One of the students who never acts out and always had good behavior, was acting the complete opposite. Luckily, for the morning there was three adults in the room to handle the wild behaviors, but I cannot imagine what the afternoon was like. The students got very frantic when the sub did not do things exactly the same as their teacher or their daily routine got a little out of order. It shows that even very young students thrive off routine. Watching these students made me dread the thought of being a substitute teacher after graduating.
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I totally agree with you on young children thriving on routine. I am working with second grades and if I, my partner, or even our CT deviate from the routines and structure they are used to they freak out. Small children may not admit it, but they really do love structure and rules.
ReplyDeleteThat's too bad that the morning was difficult. I can imagine the students really tested you to see what they could get away with while their teacher was gone. My kids countinue to do this with me even though my CT is still present. I think when they get older, they get bolder with how much they're willing to push their luck
I noticed a lot of similar behaviors from our classroom when there was a substitute teacher. I even witnessed one of the students say "She won't catch us". It was interesting to see such a well behaved class turn into a more chaotic class. The more they got away with, the more out of control they seemed to get.
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