Substitute teacher

The frigid temperatures didn’t prevent those rumbustious preschoolers from playing on their school’s playground. Hannah, who was wrapped up tightly in her coat and hat, cleaved next to me. She gripped my hand forcefully. I tried to walk ahead of her, but she yanked my coat harder. Why won’t this little girl move from around me, and let me breathe? I needed to watch all the students, not just her. In the meantime, I saw another student who ran wildly as he played. I yelled. “Wait!” “Wait

a lasting legacy. Teachers have the benefit of weekends and holidays off and longer summer vacations than most other careers. One incentive that isn’t offered by this career is a high salary. The national average salary of a high school teacher is $57,200. (Occupational Outlook Handbook) Teaching is one of the lowest paying careers that require a bachelor’s degree. In addition to lower pay, there isn’t typically a high demand for English teachers. The highest demand for teachers is in the fields of

Due to an ongoing conflict between teachers at the Reynoldsburg City school and the school board, many teachers have decided to strike. When the strikers experienced a lack of support from the board, and even from the community, Emily Dillon, one of the strikers, decided to write an explanation. The primary source that she created was published on educationvotes.nea.org. Her piece is titled ‘“WHY I CHOSE TO STRIKE”: Reynoldsburg, OH, teacher shares her story.’ Throughout this primary source, Emily

wanted to kill Moses and all of teachers who abused him and Mexican kids. However, when he saw his father forgiving a doctor who was the main reason of Joseph’s death, he quit his revenge and excused those teachers. Victor devoted his life to write although he could not read well. After writing for 13 years and receiving over 260 rejections, he finally got his first book published in 1973. His publicist requested him to attend the California Association of Teachers of English Conference and be part

THICK SKIN--------------------------------------------------------- “Do what you have to do, and send me to the main office.” “I don’t care,” said Alexander, a teenage student who I disciplined in the hallway. “No,” I said. “I’m not sending you out because, I believe you do care.” With God’s help, I flipped the script as I talked to Alexander. He seemed shocked by the positive reaction I spattered toward him. In fact, he expected me to write a note, and send him on his way.

The short story Gryphon by Charles Baxter is about a substitute teacher that challenges the way the children in the classroom usually think and encourages them to think with their imagination. Growing up, I also had a teacher that challenged me to think creatively as well. She inspired me to work hard and learn as much as I could. Both the story and my personal life have strong influences of a teacher wanting to better the student’s life in an unconventional way. The story starts with the narrator’s

Evaluation of “Why Tough Teachers Get Good Results” by Joanne Lipman is a well-supported article. Mrs. Lipman gives good insight to tough teachers getting good results from their students by using her experience with her music teacher Mr. Kupchynsky. She provides many references to case studies performed on students in classrooms by doctors and graduate students to support her point. Mrs. Lipman explains that her Mr. Kupchynsky was a strict teacher, but because of his strictness when he passed away

There are three errors in judgment that stood out to me in the reading and attend. Unwarranted assumptions are “beliefs and ideas that are taken for granted” (Bethel, 2013). Both personally and professionally unwarranted assumptions can cause a lack of communication. This can lead to problems in relationships and deadlines not being met. Projection is “tendency to attribute to others some of our own traits”. Often times, when we have personality traits or feelings, we assume others are doing or feel

Ashley, a high school student diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age sixteen, experienced a potentially fatal incident when a substitute teacher denied her request to go to the school nurse. Ashley’s family was aware of how important it was for their daughter’s school to be kept informed about her diabetes. They worked with the school and the nurse to follow all of the schools procedures and protocols relating to a diagnosis of diabetes. The family worked closely with the school to provide snacks

another. I entered through the double-doors. I signed-in while school security officers’ wand-down students. Then I located the main office, and I received my assignment papers titled: Chorus Concert I, (Period 6). The substitute teachers’ coordinator told me that I was assigned to two chorus classes. Also, he alerted me that the students already knew which activity they were supposed to complete. My instructions were to sit in the classroom and listen to them