Comments on: A Most unScientific Study: Substitute Teacher Movie Days http://perspectives.j2content.com/a-most-unscientific-study-substitute-teacher-movie-days/272 A varied collection of thoughts on education and parenting Fri, 16 Dec 2011 19:36:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Susan http://perspectives.j2content.com/a-most-unscientific-study-substitute-teacher-movie-days/272#comment-45 Susan Mon, 14 Mar 2011 21:19:18 +0000 http://perspectives.j2content.com/?p=272#comment-45 The other day my daughter (8th grade) informed me that she had a sub but the sub didn't show up so they were actually left unsupervised during class. A teacher from the adjacent room checked in on them from time to time. And what did they do? Nothing. They were told to read or do study hall. My daughter then said she and a friend were dismissed from PE the same day to help out in the "teacher-less" class (now populated with 6th and 7th graders). By then the school had set up a 'movie' for the students to watch, which had nothing to do with the subject. Apparently the school feels my 8th grader and her friend are able to supervise a class of 6th and 7th graders on their own... The other day my daughter (8th grade) informed me that she had a sub but the sub didn’t show up so they were actually left unsupervised during class. A teacher from the adjacent room checked in on them from time to time. And what did they do? Nothing. They were told to read or do study hall.

My daughter then said she and a friend were dismissed from PE the same day to help out in the “teacher-less” class (now populated with 6th and 7th graders). By then the school had set up a ‘movie’ for the students to watch, which had nothing to do with the subject.

Apparently the school feels my 8th grader and her friend are able to supervise a class of 6th and 7th graders on their own…

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