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THE SUBSTITUTE

When I step into the class
They laugh and chuckle with glee
Because all the kids know -
I’m a “substitute”, you see

Every assignment is
A brand new day
Wherever they place me,
I have no say

Each day is like
My first day at school,
When the substitute comes,
The kids whisper, “COOL!”

My day is spent trying to
Keep kids in their seats
Locating a lesson plan
Is no small feat.

What lesson they learn,
No one could care,
And if I get to teach,
It’s extremely rare.

I heard they don’t
Give tenure anymore -
So after a week or so,
They show me the door

An academic nomad,
With no class of her own
They don’t give tenure anymore,
Statistics have shown

Why did I decide
To get this degree?
Any Joe could do this
They didn’t need ME.

by Former Teacher

(11-14-2008 05:37 AM)former teacher Wrote: Guests cannot see links in the messages. Please register to forum by clicking here to see links.THE SUBSTITUTE

When I step into the class
They laugh and chuckle with glee
Because all the kids know -
I’m a “substitute”, you see

Every assignment is
A brand new day
Wherever they place me,
I have no say

Each day is like
My first day at school,
When the substitute comes,
The kids whisper, “COOL!”

My day is spent trying to
Keep kids in their seats
Locating a lesson plan
Is no small feat.

What lesson they learn,
No one could care,
And if I get to teach,
It’s extremely rare.

I heard they don’t
Give tenure anymore -
So after a week or so,
They show me the door

An academic nomad,
With no class of her own
They don’t give tenure anymore,
Statistics have shown

Why did I decide
To get this degree?
Any Joe could do this
They didn’t need ME.

by Former Teacher

Former Teacher,

i have agree with your poem 100 % and this poem summarized what is the substitute teacher and what they do.

thanks for sharing your poem..
i really liked it .