This is an interesting article I read in the New York Times. It really opened my eyes to the lack of training the subs receive. I believe by reading this we can all be a little less criticall of the jobs they do. I found the data eye opening and that school districts, if truly worried about test scores, should do something about this trend.
http://s.nyt.com/u/A9T
Great article to post. I think that substitute teachers are too often thought of as babysitters which is contrary to the whole idea that every minute is important.
ReplyDeleteOne of the points that really jumped out at me was how often teachers are absent. Someone really needs to look in to why teachers take off so much time. If this trend is going to continue then subs definitely need more training and support.