No blogging today, but I’m thinking about getting a Subtips (and gripes) website going. We’ll see where it goes (and I’ll keep you updated of and about its progress).
On this sub site, I would discuss best practices, helpful quieting techniques, ideal conditions, what to bring to prepare, how to avoid overpreparing, how to avoid coming off as too self-aggrandizing and how to focus less on yourself and more on the overall maintenance of the class (which should be the vanishing point around which all actions take place for all teachers but might be even more difficult for subs). I’m still relatively inexperienced myself, but perhaps I could speak with others to see what they think, too, and then maybe I can put something together.
Toodles.
Bearer of Pity 