During my travels as a sub, one of the things that surprises me is when I walk into a classroom and several of students will ask me “Where is Mrs. Lewis” or “Is Mr. Murphy” sick?
Even if the kids complain that they are glad their teacher is not in class that day, it’s rather touching to see students have that much empathy about their teacher.
It doesn’t matter if its first grade or high school seniors, good kids or troublemaker, students seemed to be knocked off balance when their teacher is not in their room.
For some students, maybe seeing their teacher everyday gives them a safe haven.
A structure consistency they need to succeed or the daily reassurance of words they need to survive, especially if their lives are rocky outside of school.
For a sub, it’s difficult to fill those shoes.
All I can do is reassure them that their teacher is fine and to make sure they do their work efficiently; but it’s quite heartening to see the impact a teacher makes on his or her students.
I’m sure there are quite a few teachers out who already knows how much their students care about them, but there are probably much more who has no idea that when they are away, their students truly misses them.
If you are sub, who do students react when you fill in for their teacher?
If you are a teacher how does it feel when students tell how much they care about you or the impact you made on their lives?
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