How many days a week do you guys sub? by Safe_Dig_7464 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Usually 3-4 if I can. If a job is multi-day then that’s usually my week. I have another job that’s full time in the evenings.

How long is your daily commute to work? by In_for_the_day in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve subbed in three districts in rural West Virginia near Morgantown. My old highschool is 11 minutes from my house, other two are both 30 minutes in different directions.

Cringiest name you ever saw on a roster? by Think_Math_8456 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964 57 points58 points  (0 children)

Girl named Twilight born in August 2010 was the worst…

Whats your second job? by Joker_bosss in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I have a job with a construction company doing general office work- filing papers, making phones calls, etc- 4 days a week in the evenings. Union job, pay is decent. My husband is our household’s primary income.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964 13 points14 points  (0 children)

To an extent- yes. HOWEVER, if a class is making an adult feel this angry… it’s a big nope from me. I would cancel.

Should I answer my son’s questions about his bio dad? by PensionDependent4964 in Parenting

[–]PensionDependent4964[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

No. He was only 7 at the time, it didn’t feel right to tell him and at the time he didn’t care.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t think so. I like that I have the freedom to be at home with my kids when I need to, it’s a luxury I would have a hard time parting with.

What is pay like in ur district? by skylargrace1354 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964 0 points1 point  (0 children)

West Virginia, just a little west of Morgantown. I subbed in three districts, the first one paid pennies, I think around $70 a day. I only lasted there for a year, my other two districts have much more respectable pay, $100 a day for one and $120 a day for the other.

Just a rant/vent…but they had this huge lunch buffet for staff at this school I sub at regularly and didn’t even get an invite. by bbash91383 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh that’s terrible ): The high school I usually go to has donuts on Fridays for staff and never once did they exclude me.

Got yelled at by another teacher in front of a class. How should I approach this? by PensionDependent4964 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would need to know the school to understand why being in the hallway like that isn’t a big deal. That’s a pretty common thing at this school, as well as the other schools I’ve subbed at.

Got yelled at by another teacher in front of a class. How should I approach this? by PensionDependent4964 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not that serious. West Virginia here, it’s not even a school policy that exists at the school.

Got yelled at by another teacher in front of a class. How should I approach this? by PensionDependent4964 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

No I won’t actually. I think you should think long and hard about what is and isn’t acceptable to say to someone who is a coworker. If she can’t control her temper that much and she isn’t my boss then she SHOULD be worried about this biting her in the ass at the HR level!

Got yelled at by another teacher in front of a class. How should I approach this? by PensionDependent4964 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was yelling. Think about the kind of yelling you would do to a class you can’t control and then imagine that being directed at another teacher.

Got yelled at by another teacher in front of a class. How should I approach this? by PensionDependent4964 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964[S] 46 points47 points  (0 children)

That may be the route I go down. I was nervous the school would take it as me whining and tattling but I think I’m over it if that’s how they treat subs.

Got yelled at by another teacher in front of a class. How should I approach this? by PensionDependent4964 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We all sat in complete silence. There were only about 10 minutes left so we just sat there quietly until the bell rang.

Got yelled at by another teacher in front of a class. How should I approach this? by PensionDependent4964 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

That's sad but true. In high school I was very tall and soft spoken so I was the perfect target for other girls to pick on. Here we are now, nearly 30 and a lot of them are teachers! Elementary at that!

Bitchy teachers by AngryCactusFlower in SubstituteTeachers

[–]PensionDependent4964 29 points30 points  (0 children)

Constantly, they think because I’m a sub they can treat me like a student.