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Dear Band Directors,
A problem has arisen that I believe you need to be made aware of. Let me try to make this easy for you seeing as how you are the band directors and not the math teachers. There are 4 of you. 1,2,3,4. When all 4 of you are out of school for the day for a conference/field trip/teacher skip day you are required to obtain a substitute teacher to take over your job for the day. Each one of you is required to get a sub. It is a 1:1 ratio.
When I showed up this morning to work for Mr. E, it was not OK with me or the substitute teacher coordinator that I was the only one called in to work for all 4 of you. Band classes are large. All of your classes have 50 + students in them. It is not reasonable or safe for me to be in there by myself.
You may have gotten away with your sly antics today, but seriously- don't let it happen again.
Exhausted and angry,
The sub who will not accept another job in your classroom again.
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Dear Band Directors,
When you have a substitute teacher in the classroom and are preparing lesson plans please follow one simple rule.
Do not- and by not I mean under no circumstances have the students practice their individual and small group solos and ensembles during class.
The pain in my ears that I am still experiencing 5 hours after the last class is excruciating and is not relieved by pain killers. 50 + students playing different music at the same time in one confined area could be labeled as cruel and unusual punishment. I am not paid enough money to suffer such torture.
Hurting,
The sub who will not accept another job in your classroom again.
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That is why advil and aspirin and booze were invented. To handle the screaming headache from several hundred out of control cacophonous kids in one too small room.
You poor woman! I hope that your head has stopped pounding . . . I wouldn't sign up for that class again either! So, if you were doing the JOB of 4 subs, you should get the PAY of 4 subs! Right?!? Tell them I said so; they'll know what to do.
Wow, that sounds like torture! Hope the headache is now a thing of the past.
Cheers
Oh my. I'm only laughing because I know EXACTLY what you mean by your second letter. I was in band and the noise! Oh, the noise.
I hope your ears/head are feeling better today!! Poor Julie!
When I was in highschool, I don't remember my band director being sick.. but I'm sure it would be a mess. Glad you got through that. My highschool band wasn't that good so i could imagine what kind of headache you had!
Oh, jeez. I was never in the band, but I remember days where the teachers just let everyone 'practice'- the whole SCHOOL went home with headaches. Yes, if I were you, I wouldn't take a job from them either.
OMGosh I remember the dreaded days of student teaching and substitute teaching. There were a few classes i would never step foot back in. Ouch! I not only blame the band teachers but the sub caller. Why didn't she get 4 subs? they must really be making some budget cuts at your expense. hope your head feels better. Yikes.
No freaking way would I accept a sub job in that room. That's crazy!
Love the cartoons.
I'm thinking that band is probably the worst place ever to sub! That and maybe P.E., because I wouldn't want to be in close proximity to all those stinky hormonal teenagers either!
WOW!! How dumb can the schools be. I teacher for four classes. Good for you for staying. I think I would've went running for the hills. You must be an awesome teacher.
HAHAHA!!! I'm substitute (well I was until I had my baby and lost my babysitter) and I REFUSE to sub for band or choir. The band/choir director (small school same guy for both) is HORRIBLY unorganized and NEVER has plans for me. He leaves notes like. "Watch a movie" but never provides a movie. Apparently, I'm suppose to furnish one for them. UGH!
eee that doesn't sound fun at all ... advil & wine! :)
Oh you poor thing! I think I may have run screaming from the building after the second hour, I am not sure how you made it through 5?! You are amazing!
OMG That sound brutal!
Wow people are dumb. Who really only calls in one sub when all four teachers will be gone. That is a total joke!
I am sure that your ears will hurt for days after hearing all of that noise in one contained place.
YIKES!! Oh MY that does NOT sound like fun!!
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Bless your heart...you definitely deserve some peace and quiet!
YIKES! You deserve a double-header this weekend! :) Go relax and watch your boy play some ball!
Hey... I would have been the PERFECT sub for that class... just turn off my hearing aid!
LOL! As a former sub, I so hear you!!! [Hope the ringing in your ears fades!]
You're better than me. I wouldn't have even accepted the job. I hate noise. And noise that is not in sync is even worse.
I can not imagine subbing for a band class. No way!! LOL
two words: earmuffs.
(*snicker* i'm on a roll here)
are you wandering around the house yelling, "WHAT? WHAT?" every time you think you hear someone talking? you *know* the kids are standing behind you whispering, "mom can i please have ice cream and can i eat it in the living room on your good couches if you don't say 'no' then that means yes... ok thanks mom!"
i hope that your noisy day will not require you to be fitted for a Miracle Ear. BUT, that might be secretly awesome because then you could turn the Miracle Ear OFF and not hear any yelling, fighting, or carrying on.
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You poor thing.
You definately deserve a bunch of chocolate.
That was nightmarishly funny!
Hope your head stops pounding soon!!
So many questions, so little time! I love those cartoons...
That's insane. I wouldn't go back, either.
Also, as a fellow sub, I'd like to add, "Teachers, please leave good sub notes and actual assignments for your students that they haven't already done. Twice. And if you know you are going to be out for more than one day, please leave more than one assignment. Thank you."
Back to tell you that you have an award over on my blog. Happy Valentine's Day.
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Dropping by from Shell's blog. This is exactly why I never accepted sub positions in band classes. My poor head couldn't take it.
LOVE the cartoons! Sorry you had to suffer! I was once a band geek for 6 months, and let me tell you, I can only imagine your job as a sub in there! I am surprised you made it out in one piece! I quit after the first semester in 9th grade cause I just wasn't up for all that meanness!!! LOLOL (And I got stories that could make the writers of American Pie blush... not MY stories, but OTHER band-people. Mine are only mild compared to some of the things I saw those few months! LOL)
Oh God I can only imagine the noise.
Two dozen out-of-tune brass and woodwinds playing "In a Gada Da Vida" or "Smoke on the Water." :)
Want to borrow my ear plugs?
As a former substitute teacher, I can totally relate. For some reason (probably the dictionary reading) fifth and sixth graders hate me.
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