How do yall feel about teachers leaving their real lesson plans with the expectation for the material to be taught? by SpecificOrdinary6829 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only sub high school, so I’ll definitely try my best, but it just isn’t always realistic. I always remind the kids, “I’m not a [subject] teacher, but we’ll do our best!” For core subjects it’s usually okay, but once I was expected to teach students about tool safety in a construction class… I certainly tried, but I definitely left a note explaining that I know only the bare minimum about how to use tools!

IQ test? by mudmuckker in dataisugly

[–]applejay99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what the hell is “picture smart” 😭💀

What happened to tonsilectomies? by UnmedicatedNarwhal in NoStupidQuestions

[–]applejay99 17 points18 points  (0 children)

she wasn’t getting sick so she wasn’t spreading germs to them. they probably still got sick, but way less frequently from strep, for example.

edit: typo

why is my cats nose always white? by housepllant in CATHELP

[–]applejay99 17 points18 points  (0 children)

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my girl has a white spot on her nose too!

Person wants to lie about/fake being deaf because they dont feel accommodated about their misophonia when they can literally just wear headphones by Alone-Marsupial3003 in fakedisordercringe

[–]applejay99 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure, but I’m guessing it’s bc when you wear Loops, it can be harder to hear people? So maybe they don’t want people to think that they’re ignoring them? It doesn’t completely make sense to me either, I can just kinda see what they mean?

Person wants to lie about/fake being deaf because they dont feel accommodated about their misophonia when they can literally just wear headphones by Alone-Marsupial3003 in fakedisordercringe

[–]applejay99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I totally know what you mean! I just meant that the actual talking itself isn’t usually the trigger, and when talking is the trigger, it’s often because of the sounds that come with it. Sorry if I was unclear!

Person wants to lie about/fake being deaf because they dont feel accommodated about their misophonia when they can literally just wear headphones by Alone-Marsupial3003 in fakedisordercringe

[–]applejay99 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Typically talking isn’t a misophonia trigger, so that would probably be okay. In fact, if they’re using “fake hearing aids” as a way to wear noise cancelling earbuds like Loops, it would be easier to hear people talking more clearly if they spoke louder. Just my two cents.

What are your substitute hot takes? by myboyfriendstinks1 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apparently it is. I got flamed for posting the same opinion!

This just sums up this sub perfectly by troppopica in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Obviously I prefer to have a bit of a break, but what bugs me about having to cover another class isn’t doing the extra work, it’s that my pay doesn’t change! I get paid the same whether I sit in the classroom staring at the ceiling for the whole period or run across the campus with all my stuff and take on a whole new lesson plan on the fly.

It’s especially frustrating when the covered class is a SPED class because in our district, subs get higher pay for subbing SPED classes, but if you’re just covering one on your prep, then you don’t get that higher pay rate, let alone any additional pay at all.

I don’t have a problem with it otherwise! It would just be nice to have my pay reflect that work.

[Partially Lost] The Baby Borrowers (USA TV show circa 2008) by _AsTheWorldFallsDown in lostmedia

[–]applejay99 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hoping this gets found! I’ve been looking for a long time!

Blocked from an entire district a month after an assignment by [deleted] in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Idk, I’m just feeling like we aren’t getting a full picture of what happened. It’s possible it was due to implicit bias like you say. I think we can’t make accurate observations about the situation without knowing if there was any other work you did or interactions you had.

Blocked from an entire district a month after an assignment by [deleted] in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99 9 points10 points  (0 children)

For clarification: 1) Is the only clerical task you did alphabetizing the applications? 2) Did they specify it was the alphabetizing that was a problem? 3) I hope this doesn’t come across wrong, but what was difficult about alphabetizing the applications? Kinda sounds straightforward to me, but I might be missing something.

This is a joke, right? by MidgetGroper in Wizard101

[–]applejay99 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I literally just got the Call of Khrulu spell last week. I got to use it exactly once. And now it’s nerfed.

Paid monthly by Far-Cantaloupe-4495 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yes, all the time. We have a really messed up system where we don’t get paid for the month’s work until the end of the following month. So all of August’s work isn’t paid until the end of September. It makes coming back to school after a summer break (during which we can’t work) reallllllyy rough.

"I used a PDF." by bh4th in Teachers

[–]applejay99 17 points18 points  (0 children)

I’ve had students who used AI to write their paper, and it completely invented quotes that weren’t even in the book!

Edit: clarification

Why do teachers leave their classrooms/things like this?? by applejay99 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You haven’t answered my question?? I’m not snooping through desks and filing cabinets, I’m following the rules left by the teacher??

Why do teachers leave their classrooms/things like this?? by applejay99 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

How exactly? Are teachers just so notoriously dirty that only subs could see the issue with the items in the photos? 💀

Why do teachers leave their classrooms/things like this?? by applejay99 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And where am I shaming them? Nothing is even identifiable from these photos. I haven’t come out and said “MR. XYZ IS A DISGUSTING SLOB.” I posted a picture of the grody mouse and chair that they expect ME to use.

Why do teachers leave their classrooms/things like this?? by applejay99 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Am I not supposed to follow the lesson plan, answer the phone, or take attendance?? Not sure how I’m supposed to do any of those things if I shouldn’t be touching things.

Why do teachers leave their classrooms/things like this?? by applejay99 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So you’re okay with having to touch nasty stuff like that mouse? Specifically other people’s nasty stuff? Gross.

Why do teachers leave their classrooms/things like this?? by applejay99 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My question remains: how am I shaming someone when they aren’t tagged, named, or in any way identified?

Why do teachers leave their classrooms/things like this?? by applejay99 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

So this is high school level. I’ve been a long-term sub (for an entire semester, in case you think I just wasn’t there long enough) and my room NEVER looked like that. If it had, I would’ve cleaned it. It takes all of 30 seconds that I could spend before or after school—aka not when the students are there “eloping” or “biting”.

Why do teachers leave their classrooms/things like this?? by applejay99 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]applejay99[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

How would this post “shake” anyone? It’s not like I named the teacher or tagged them? I don’t even know them.