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When You Get Moved: A Substitute Teacher's Dilemma

When You Get Moved: A Substitute Teacher's Dilemma12 aug 202517 min

Send us Fan Mail Reaching the milestone 300th episode, I'm tackling a universal substitute teaching challenge that surprisingly hasn't been the central focus of any previous episode: getting reassigned after you've arrived at school. The moment when administrators approach with that apologetic look, asking if you'd mind switching to a different classroom than the one you accepted, triggers a range of emotions. Drawing from my nearly eight years in substitute teaching, I share two contrasting...