Page 7 - The Edge Issue 7

While Foster and Regalado both have
a a a a a a a a considerable amount of prior experience
with teaching Ms Robin De Wit does not Prior to beginning her her career as a a a a a a a substitute teacher she worked for for the federal government for for fifteen years are performing
just have
to make that you’re doing doing what supposed to be be doing doing ” Foster said “If you enjoy being around students it can be be a a a a a very rewarding job ” well where I “I was an an IRS IRS officer I I I I I worked ten-hour days with the the IRS IRS When I I I I I I would would come home my my my husband would would have
already put my my my older son son to bed and and my my my little son son Carter was just a a a a a a a a a a baby I I wouldn’t even see him ” said De De Wit Wit Carter Yaskovic 11 is is De De De Wit’s younger son son and her only son son that is is is still at at at Edgewood According to to De De Wit Wit who has a a a a a a a a a a unique perspective on substituting here due to to having a a a a a a a a a a child at at at this school Yaskovic does not particularly enjoy when his his his mother
subs in his classes “Just because because you’re my kid or just because because I’m I’m I’m a a a a a a a a a a a a sub sub “Here I’m I’m I’m doesn’t mean I’m I’m going to let you you you do do whatever you you you want ” s u u r r r e e e e you’re De De Wit said “Depending on on on what what the the the teacher’s instructions are if the the the teacher teacher says no no phones phones then you’re not going to to have
phones today ” really happy ” -Lewis
“I love to teach That is a a a a passion of mine ” -Niemeyer
Like there there are are are different different kinds kinds of of teachers there there are are are different different kinds kinds of of substitutes Some Some are are are are more more lenient than than others others some some are are more more strict than than others others Some Some have
only recently become subs and some some like Ms Kathia Lewis Lewis have
been one for twenty years Originally Lewis Lewis subbed at at at other schools but at at the moment she too only subs at at Edgewood “Now I just want to be be here ” Lewis said “Edgewood is is a a a a a much much better better school The students behave much much better better so there’s a a a big difference Some other schools you suffer a a a a lot of disrespect Here I’m really happy ” Some substitutes are are more well-known
than others simply because they are are here a a a a a a a a lot Or in in Ms Melinda Niemeyer’s case it’s because of of their expertise As a a a a a a a a a certified
math math teacher teacher she subs fairly often for the the the the the math math department “I can either help the the the the the the students or or sometimes the the the the the the teachers just leave me me me me the the the the the next lesson to to do do so so so they don’t miss a a a a a a a a a a day which is is is nice ” ” Niemeyer
Niemeyer
said “I love to to teach That is is is a a a a a a a a a a a passion passion of mine ” ” Teaching may be her passion passion but Niemeyer
Niemeyer
prefers the the flexibility of of substituting to to to the the the year-round commitment of of regular teaching “The main thing thing is the the the time factor as as far as as not being able able to to to to then go on on vacation when you you want and be be be able able to to to to do things because you’re tied now to to a a a a a a a a a a a a a a school schedule ” Niemeyer
said said When all all all is said said and done substitutes are not really all all all that different different different from our regular teachers—they just show up less often and in in in different different different different classrooms They have
have
different different different different motivations
for for teaching teaching have
have
been teaching teaching for for different different different different amounts of time and different different subjects In Niemeyer’s case she just just likes to help people “I just just enjoy making connections with with the the students and with the teachers ” Niemeyer
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