en-us Copyright 2008 - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 24 May 2013 12:10:39 GMT 15 By Larissa Strickland, Staff Reporter
When some students walk to a classroom and see a substitute teacher they assume that they do not have to do any work and can hang out with friends and mess around. “I think that some people look down on us because we are ‘just subs’,” substitute teacher Mrs. Arlene Rybicki said. There are some substitutes that have taught here for many years but they don’t get paid adequately for their work. “I have worked here full time for five years,” Mrs. Rybicki said. “We just now got a raise after five years.” Substitutes usually have daily plans to follow that are left behind by the missing teacher, but when a teacher does not leave a daily lesson plan. Substitutes have certain rules that they have to follow. “If a teacher doesn’t leave us a lesson plan we usually go to a department head and see what we can come up with,” Mrs. Rybicki said. “Either that or we go to the other teachers and see what they are working on.” A substitute teacher is not a baby-sitter, yet they have to tame students to get them to do work quietly. Substitute teachers have to deal with all kinds of students, from disrespectful and insubordinate to wonderful and charming. “Substitute teachers are an important part of the school system,” senior Amanda Christy said. “Without them there would be chaos in the classrooms whenever one of our dear teachers fall ill.” Being a substitute should not be a really big challenge. “We enjoy the day to day challenge,” Mrs. Rybicki said. Substitute teaching has its benefits along with any other job that one may come across. “I like this job because it’s close to home, I get summers off, the people here are nice to work with, teachers are nice and helpful, and some students are very enjoyable,” Mrs. Rybicki said. Along with the benefits of substituting, most substitute teachers enjoy their work. “Being a substitute teacher is such a great mom job,” Mrs. Rybicki said. ]]> Thu, 28 Apr 2005 18:19:00 GMT