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BigmanPigman

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2. I taught 6th grade GATE

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2022, 06:17 PM

Dec 2022

for my first 2 years teaching and I had been subbing for K-6 for 2 VERY LOOOOOONG years. Subbing in the middle school years sucks! It sucked in the 1990s and it sucks even more now. If I had students with cell phones I would lose it! My friend teaches in high school but started out in middle. I don't know how he kept sane with those phones in the classroom. It was impossible BEFORE cell phones with their obnoxious attitude. I am a 5'1" female and subbing was shear hell in the middle school grades. I was very strict and didn't take shit and had no problem going to the administrators and I did that often. They always supported me, I am glad to say.

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I'm sad. [View all] no_hypocrisy Dec 2022 OP

It's not uncommon, it's a psychological reaction to being boxed in on a standardized conveyor belt ExtremelyWokeMatt Dec 2022 #1

I taught 6th grade GATE BigmanPigman Dec 2022 #2

You think it's any easier subbing white kids with no cell phone ban? brush Dec 2022 #3

Subbing must be so difficult for 7th grade classes bronxiteforever Dec 2022 #4

It's Not, Where The School... ProfessorGAC Dec 2022 #6

Can you get photos of the first integration blown up and use that as a platform for discussion? Karadeniz Dec 2022 #5