So far, I would say that this experience has been going very well with me. This opportunity has provided me with a lot of opportunities to learn a lot not only about myself, but how other teachers teach in the classroom. My CT has been gone a few times so far already, so we have had a substitute teacher a few times, and what my CT had told me was that when the teacher is gone, the students that are usually good, are some of the worst behaved kids. I honestly didn't believe my CT at first, but when the CT was gone today, I completely understood what my CT was talking about. The kids were loud and disruptive, and I thought the substitute teacher did an outstanding job, it is truthfully an interesting experience to see how students act once the regular teacher is gone.
My questions are have any of you had the opportunity to work with a substitute teacher yet while out in the field? If so would you say that the students were very rowdy and disruptive, or were they more calm and collected?
I have not had a substitute teacher yet (that is coming next Thursday), but I have seen the same type of thing with when my students are with other teachers in the building. For example, when going to music class, my students become whiney, bossy, and need to touch everything on the teachers desk. This teacher has only been in the building for 2 years and doesn't always set the best boundaries for the students in the first place and they seem to take advantage of her. My CT tries to talk to the students before every music class, reminding them how they need to behave, and then they get in the music room and transform. It is really a strange thing to witness.
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