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Are Students Always Like this After Afternoon Recess?
Yes! It is often more difficult to keep students calm and working after afternoon recess. Classroom management becomes making sure they aren’t running around the classroom playing tag and throwing...
How to Get a Foot in the Door with the Board of Education
You’re on the substitute list for your board but can’t get any substitute jobs? Or at least, not enough to pay for luxuries like rent and a bus pass? Here are some ideas to get a foot in the door....
Really – I didn’t hear you!
Me: How come you didn't come when I called you? Student: I didn't hear you! Me: How many times do I have to call you to come? Student: 3 (the number of times I called him!).
There’s No Work!!!
Often there's no work for substitute teachers the last week of school. Ditto for the first month of school, and the week after winter and spring holidays. No work = no money = panic!! WHAT WILL I...
A Ghost Story For Students (that won’t cause nightmares)
There was a couple who had a baby and so moved from their apartment into a house. They wanted to celebrate when they finished moving by going out for dinner. They hired a babysitter – a high school...
The Difference Between Substitute Teaching and Full Time Teaching
The main difference between substitute and full time teaching is that the occasional teacher needs to have effective classroom management skills without a previous relationship with the students and...
3 Tips for New Substitute Teachers
1. Take the initiative - volunteer at schools, talk to the principals and vice-principals, get to know the teachers at lunch - nothing ventured, nothing gained. I mean, don't be overbearing or...