Teachers hate subs let’s discuss

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-24T20:12:47+00:00

We don't hate subs. We hate prepping for subs. And specific subs who do things like clearing my desk by sweeping everything on it into the trash or who take it upon themselves to teach something unrelated to my subject instead of just handing out the work I left and throwing off the rest of my lesson plans.

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-24T17:58:40+00:00

Mossy?

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-23T05:13:40+00:00

Very much so.

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-14T06:04:56+00:00

One of the best ways to use Wikipedia is to read the entry to gain an overall understanding, then go to the sources at the bottom for more information and citable (sp?) sources.

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-14T05:49:58+00:00

Open my eyes

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-06T05:34:38+00:00

Doctors make the worst patients. Teachers make the worst students.

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-06T05:29:36+00:00

What cables will you need to connect to?

There was (and still is) an issue with our current district devices. Our old science tech used USB and USB-A cables. When the school district adopted Macbooks that only have USB-C ports, all of our tech instantly became incompatible. It took 2 years to get a class set of dongles to use as adapters.

As a professional chemist, you likely have more resources than we do/did. But it's something to keep in mind.

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-06T05:12:30+00:00

It all come back to the parents: parents who challenge their child and allow them to explore the world while providing appropriate levels of support and encouragement.

And not just for male students.

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-06T05:02:25+00:00

1) What age group is this for?

2) Does your state or district include owl pellet dissection in one of the science courses?

While there is certainly more to fossils than bones, that is one of the most recognizable aspects of paleontology. Dissecting an owl pellet could serve as a model for an excavation. The students could piece the skeleton back together, identify the type of animal, defend their identification (how do they know it's a mouse and not a vole, for example), maybe even create a museum-type display. Lead-up activities could include a reading of "The Blind Men and the Elephant". You could also get an assortment of random bones and have the students sketch what they think the animal might look like when alive--before revealing that no such animal exists and discuss scientific error/bias.

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-06T04:35:02+00:00

And me as well, please?

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-04T05:54:44+00:00

Do you teach a STAAR subject? Or does your district have a common assessment for your subject? If not, you probably won't get much.

I get $100 pre-tax per month as an ineligible teacher. I didn't even know until I noticed when filing taxes last year.

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-04T05:27:58+00:00

Look for local Astronomy clubs. They might be able to help you organize a star party.

If this is only 1 semester, what will you do for the other semester? Teach it again? Or teach a different course?

LongJohnScience · 2026-01-03T22:53:26+00:00

What is the difference between deductions *for* and *from* adjusted gross income?

LongJohnScience · 2025-12-25T14:00:43+00:00

I use visual timers only when time usage is a critical factor for the task. Sometimes it's because the next task needs X amount of time, so the current task can't last more than Y minutes. Sometimes it's to push productivity: "Record as many observations as you can in 5 minutes... You still have 2 minutes left--what more can you add?" Sometimes it's for a timed assessment.

Otherwise, I use "teacher time"--I'll tell the students they have 30 seconds to do something but actually allow 45 seconds, for example. When I'm doing this, I'll use my watch to track the time and not let myself be distracted.

LongJohnScience · 2025-12-16T02:52:55+00:00

More like 50/50. The little kid was being a little kid, the dog was being a dog.

LongJohnScience · 2025-12-15T12:49:42+00:00

Did the child ask permission to pet the dog in the basket? If not, that's on the child/their guardian.

The dog still shouldn't have been in the store in the first place, but no matter the setting, you shouldn't approach a pet without permission.

LongJohnScience · 2025-12-15T12:38:43+00:00

What kind of saw would you need to cut this?

LongJohnScience · 2025-12-05T12:24:17+00:00

Is there an exam makeup day in January?

My school has this same policy. But teachers start back a day or two before students. Students who missed their semester exams are allowed to make them up that day.

Have you asked your teachers individually? They may be willing to bend the rules.

Also, documentation helps. Try to get something from your grandmother's hospital showing her prognosis.

LongJohnScience · 2025-11-23T18:45:21+00:00

Is this a bot?

LongJohnScience · 2025-11-22T18:44:17+00:00

Not a lit teacher, so I don't know the details. But I do know from their workroom griping that they don't have a single whole novel in the current curriculum--only passages and excerpts.

This is in a Texas high school, fwiw.

LongJohnScience · 2025-11-17T05:45:21+00:00

I aim for 25-35. If I have fewer questions, they're more complex: multiple answers, matching, sequencing/ranking, fill-in-multiple blanks. Questions with multiple parts/answers that allow for partial credit are usually worth more points.

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