Substitute Teaching:
An Insider's View
Almost
There!
By: Deborah Bouley
The hardest part of the day for me is dismissal because I am concerned
about children getting on the correct bus, especially the really young
ones, or them getting to the 'walker' area. I write the bus numbers on
the board as they are called over the announcement system. I keep the
teacher's list next to me and call out the names of the students that
ride whatever bus is called.
When all the children leave I take time to straighten up the room. Does
it look like it did before the students arrived that morning? I check
and see if the plants need watering. I correct the completed papers.
Most schools require substitutes to complete a worksheet on their own.
This gets submitted to the office at the end of the day. I always write
the teacher my own short note letting him or know how the day went. I
write about any exceptional positive events during the day.
If you are good, many times you will be requested again by a particular
teacher. The impression you leave follows you. So always try and do a
little more.
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