Monday. It was the day after Mother's Day. Ms. R, the co-teacher, had decided to take a personal day off. (She went to visit her grown children, and she didn't want to rush back.)
Ms. R was going to need a sub.
I have subbed many times for co-teachers when the other teacher is there. (It's a very easy day for a sub. Usually.) This time, I was the "regular" teacher.
And... Had this been any other year, I might have gotten an actual sub. But this year is weird. And one of the weirdnesses is a lack of subs. It seems we're all on long-term assignments, so day-to-day subs are few and far between.
Instead, full-time on-campus teachers period subbed. (It was fine. I knew what we were doing, and they just assisted with the online students.)
It was kind of a disappointment. I had hoped to get a chance to compare notes with another sub. We don't often get a chance to hang out for a day and talk. Sigh. Well, maybe next year...
Do they ever have sub meetings, like teachers meetings? I would think it would be very beneficial for subs to be able to catch up and compare etc.
ReplyDeleteNo. We would enjoy that. I think I heard something one year about a get-together. I think it was organized by another sub. I heard so little about it I never made it.
DeleteMaybe next year there won't be so much weirdness overall.
ReplyDeleteYou said it... this year is indeed weird. My granddaughter is just finishing up second grade (one more week). I hear how the teacher juggles live (in class) students with the zoom kids. Seems like an impossible job, and even harder for a sub!
ReplyDeleteNext year will be more normal.
ReplyDeleteFingers crossed.
DeleteI wonder what next year will be like. I'm guessing it's not going to be quite normal yet.
ReplyDeleteDo you like being a sub rather than a regular teacher with a definite schedule?
ReplyDeleteWhere I live there is a huge shortage of relief teachers. Classes are usually split up and sent to other classes for the day in primary school, and in high school, a teacher who is supposed to have a planning lesson will often have to step in.
ReplyDeleteYes, so many things have gone off track in this weird year.
ReplyDeleteI hope things get more normal soon.
ReplyDeleteNormal and this year do not work in the same sentence. But the year's almost over.
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