Education

I HATED it!!!! In one class their regular teacher instructed me to keep the report cards of the bad kids before I dismissed them. I did this and 2 boys pushed all the chairs off of the desks. I always left a detailed report (academic and behavior). I subbed at the same school the following day and their teacher came with them to apologize and they were punished. Another class passed around a note about keying my car (my dad's car actually). I took the note to the VP and they were punished.

And yes, 6 year olds are just as bad as 10 year olds. It is innate, "torment the sub". Since I am a small woman they really tried pulling shit.

My friend who teaches 1st grade in NYC was accused of hitting a student in her class. So the principal, parents and teacher all met together with the kid and it turned out that the kid "felt like she hit me with her words" and was lying. This is why I always had the student and parents at parent/teacher conferences. They rarely lie in the faces of the teacher and parent.

Always document EVERYTHING...I learned that lesson from a 4th grade teacher and I did (cover your ass). I was paid $100 a day in the 90s, now the pay is $123. Teachers' pay sucks! Now, due to Covid they have finally agreed to pay subs closer to what they should have been getting for the past 30 years. No wonder they can't keep subs and teachers. Low pay, no respect, teach to the test, no support staff, constant meetings, 10 hour days, etc...