tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post4614034698237698786..comments2024-03-09T03:28:44.216-05:00Comments on Thoughts on Education Policy: Coverages, A Dirty Little SecretCorey Bunje Bowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09764159604965707919noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5458172893016186479.post-53021332043560611682009-04-04T10:53:00.000-04:002009-04-04T10:53:00.000-04:00Yes indeed, coverages are hell. When I taught midd...Yes indeed, coverages are hell. When I taught middle school (I now teach elementary), I got those white slips too, several times a week. <BR/><BR/>What's more, they found ways to get around paying us. At the time, I taught ESL, and ESL classes were split. If the teacher of the other half of the class was absent, I'd get a doubled class. I would not get paid for it. It would be considered a regular teaching period. Or if another teacher was absent, they might send me to cover that class while someone else took the ESL classes. <BR/><BR/>I did not care so much about the pay; it did not make a big difference on the paycheck. I did care about the disruption and lost time. You could not count on your preps. You could not expect your day to follow your regular schedule. Subs may not know the kids, but they come in precisely to substitute, leaving the regular teachers to do their jobs.Diana Senechalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11111547675530451414noreply@blogger.com