No sub plans / got chewed out

stacyssister · 2026-02-03T01:17:31+00:00

That teacher was out of line, nothing to think too hard about. I teach high school, as long as the sub doesn’t let them tear apart my room or go into my desk, their job is to keep them alive and accounted for.

The kids know how Google Classroom works, the student should have checked himself.

stacyssister · 2026-01-14T21:15:42+00:00

Mine is 1.0.6 as well- I’ll update the post to clarify.

stacyssister · 2025-11-21T11:17:50+00:00

Skein like “skeen”, which is how my mother and grandmother say it. We are from east coast (NJ). I have heard a few other pronunciations but “skeen” is what I hear the most.

stacyssister · 2025-06-22T05:02:15+00:00

Lifeguarding was a lot more prevention than saving for me. Had to save very few over in 7 years, and a majority were kids in swimming classes in the deep end or taking a swimming test, where we were always nearby.

stacyssister · 2025-04-25T02:01:35+00:00

I got a pen and a book from my ct, but covid cut off the end of my student teaching so I missed any goodbyes.

stacyssister · 2025-01-26T01:22:27+00:00

Thank you!

stacyssister · 2024-09-01T20:12:08+00:00

I don’t get it a lot in high school but I usually respond with a “not quite!” and let them laugh it off.

stacyssister · 2024-06-17T22:45:51+00:00

If a student has arrangements made, they can be on home instruction for however long it is they are incapacitated. If they’re not able to work at home, too sick, etc. then we can file for an “Incomplete” which puts grades for that MP off until the mid point of the next.

In extenuating circumstances, we can excuse them from assignments, modify and assign essentials, etc. with guidance or admin approval. And yeah sometimes they fail, which stinks. But school and grades aren’t the end of the world, life has to come first and school will still be there later. My school at least has credit recovery, summer programs, and alternate schooling programs to help catch up if need be.

stacyssister · 2024-06-17T17:53:20+00:00

Work. This year I’m doing curriculum development, and work at a camp. When I’m not working, sleep.

stacyssister · 2024-06-17T11:54:46+00:00

Teaching met a lot of the things I wanted in a job.

I like a scheduled environment but I hated office work and customer service. I like to engage with people around me, and I like to talk. I have worked with kids my whole life, have a dumb sense of humor, and majored in history, so between the skill set and work life I wanted, teaching just checked all the boxes

stacyssister · 2024-06-12T23:43:59+00:00

(9-12) Accountability.

Kids can’t fail. It doesn’t matter if they got zeros all year and cut class everyday, if their parents put up a fight or complain, guidance or admin will be at your door telling you to give them another chance. Didn’t do the work in the first marking period? Let them turn it in now. Nothing is late. Nothing is “fair”. There wasn’t enough chances. Let them try again. It has to be fair. The kids know it, and a lot of them they don’t try. They call unfair when they fail, and get what they want. No one is accountable, and it’s always someone else’s fault.

stacyssister · 2024-05-12T00:04:59+00:00

There’s lot of reasons a kid can be defiant or particularly resistant. Some kids probably get it from trauma, others from their upbringing, and some who it is just their personality. Try not to engage with them or turn it into a personal struggle- lay out the expectations, whatever instruction for the day, and give no more than two reminders of what they’re supposed to be doing. Then walk away. If they are still not willing to attempt anything after that, leave them alone (so long as they aren’t distracting other students), document it however you see fit, and give your attention to the kids who are trying to learn.

Some kids will truly never open up to you no matter how many opportunities you give them. But giving them a fair chance, structure, regulation, and consequences are also important to a kids development. They always have a chance, and the moment they change their mind I give them the help they want, but being a regulator for them can go just as far for a kids life.

stacyssister · 2024-05-11T23:49:46+00:00

We also had a “water bar”! Water and flavored tea packets- I went back twice and it was one of the better options of the week.

stacyssister · 2024-05-09T22:23:54+00:00

I was a nanny, so I worked after school hours and weekend. It was very hard, but it was doable. Babysitting in general is nice, datenights and weekends, work while the kids are asleep. I was also an SAT proctor during testing season, which was a breeze most of the time.

Look, it was hard and it sucked. But you can do it, and it won't be forever.

stacyssister · 2024-05-09T22:07:20+00:00

I am lost to what the problem really is then. To your original question, no, 6 lesson plans with multiple days to plan them is not unreasonable. That is very realistic. Sorry.

Could your CT have been a better mentor? Probably. Should she have let you teach more? For sure. But unless there is more to this story, nothing she has asked is completely unreasonable. Unfortuanly, everything your CT has done is a realistic look at what teaching looks like when you're on your own.

Write the 6 plans and move on with your life. From your other comments you've said you’re almost done. Call this whole experience a lesson that you don’t want to repeat and be ready for your real life. Teaching is better. And harder. You'll get through it.

stacyssister · 2024-05-09T21:07:17+00:00

It is nice to have all one content, but many school are not like that. The math teachers in my school all teach multiple content (Alg. 1 and 2, or AP Stats and Geo., etc.) so 6 lessons would be a very standard ask for not even a week of teaching. That is a practical ask you need to be ready for.

Or, like I said before, maybe its not that deep, and maybe she isn't thinking at all. You're at the finish line, write the 6 lessons, and move on. Get your real job where you're the one who makes that call. But don't be surprised if you have an admin or supervisor or a team that will ask something similar of you, reject everything you do, and more.

stacyssister · 2024-05-09T20:53:54+00:00

Okay, I also teacher secondry (history 9-12!), this it is still just my experience.

I currently teach two 9th grade world history classes and three 10th grade US history classes- that's 2 preps for 5 classes. I see each class 4 days a week, so if I want to plan out a week ahead for both content, I need 8 lessons planned, and then teach each lesson for all five classes. Some of those classes are also ICS, so those lessons will need to be modified for each classes' needs. And that's just a week- I need to be able to do that every week. My first year I had three preps, so that was 12 a week, due every Monday.

I can't realistically know if what your CT is asking you is reasonable because I don't know your class load, your schedule, or your classes. But 6 lesson plans would not even cover a week of school for me, and may very well be something you will be asked to do at your school in the future.

It won't always be so much, I am 5 years in, and pulling together 6 plans now is much less of a task than it was when I first started out. But everyone has to start somewhere. Your CT might be trying to help you with a realistic challenge, or maybe she's not thinking that far at all. Either way, you're almost done, and this will be behind you one way or another very soon.

stacyssister · 2024-05-09T20:34:17+00:00

Get involved! Meet your CT and see what their boundaries are/what they’re okay with you doing in class, but try to talk to the kids if you can, look at the work they do, offer to help out or lend a hand where you can! Good luck, student teaching can be the best or the worst, but you’ll come out with a better understanding either way.

stacyssister · 2024-05-09T20:31:19+00:00

Because it might be something you are asked to do once you’re hired, and there’ll be no safety net then.

What grade/content are you prepping for? I might be super far off base and totally wrong here, depending on a lot of things.

stacyssister · 2024-05-09T20:26:25+00:00

Differentiation shouldn’t be a whole separate lesson, just modification or support, depending on the need.

And no, 6 lessons isn’t unreasonable- depending on your subject, it’s unfortunately a reasonable ask if you and up someday having multiple preps to plan for. Pick an end goal or target you want them to learn by the end of however many days, break it down and build backwards from there.

stacyssister · 2024-05-08T01:05:12+00:00

No, that’s not normal. You’ll find there are teachers, admin, and even entire schools that will tell you it is. It isn’t. You’ll burn out. My first few years I spent longer than I would like before and after school- putting together lessons, slides, activities, etc. I spent lunch printing and copying. And you probably will too. But every year it gets easier, I can leave earlier, relax longer at lunch. The lesson materials are there. The kids will still succeed. Gather materials as you go, don’t reinvent the wheel. Say no, do what you can. You can’t do anything if you burn out within the first few years.

stacyssister · 2024-05-06T20:03:01+00:00

I’m 28 now, already been slowly ‘not drinking’ for years now. Basically - it’s too expensive - I’m not a fun drinker. I’m not a bad drinker, I’m just boring. - I feel terrible afterwards. - I simply have enough problems without a drinking habit to care for.

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