I Just Want to Know I'm Not Alone in Hating These Damn Kids

November 2, 2009 8:38 AM

Blogs about being a substitute teacher, either strategies or individual accounts. They have to be out there, but I can't find them.

I'm currently subbing in South Carolina and I'm interested in finding blogs written by other subs about their experiences. I've found blogs written by and for teachers (which don't really apply in some cases since I'm only in the room for 1 day) and blogs about substitutes for items such as in cooking.

posted by theichibun to Computers & Internet (5 answers total)

try searching "supply teaching".
posted by gursky at 8:41 AM on November 2, 2009

I just googled "substitute teacher" (with quotes) blog and got lots of hits, too many to link to here. Supply teaching is not a term used in the US as far as I know and I was a substitute teacher on and off for many years
posted by mareli at 10:08 AM on November 2, 2009

http://kauaimark.blogspot.com/
http://www.socalsubstituteteacher.com/
http://www.hoboteacher.com/blog/
http://siobhancurious.wordpress.com/ - a teacher who used to be a sub
http://teacherseducation.wordpress.com/ - not a sub but you might like her attitude
posted by mmw at 10:30 AM on November 2, 2009

Not a blog (but maybe it started out as one): Dave Roche's On Subbing (link goes to Google Books). I read this little book recently and thoroughly recommend it.
posted by vickyverky at 11:30 AM on November 2, 2009

I get a newsletter from this site though I'm no longer a substitute teacher. The newsletter is free, and they have a blog with a bunch of links. I used to belong to a forum but I don't remember the name of it...

Good luck! Subbing is great, I might do it again some day.
posted by patheral at 11:50 AM on November 2, 2009