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Show r 14A For Safety Lakeside Review South, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 1983 Being a Substitute Takes Endurance Parents Want By CHERYL ARCHIBALD r Review Correspondent t:. I would like to pass on a few hints to anyone who may be a substitute teacher or may be - thinking about becoming one. The first thing I learned in goi'::: ing into the classroom was that you should never assume any-- " .thing. Dont assume that stut . dents are all in the proper seats, that the boys will tell you their real names, that recess actually .is scheduled when the class tells you it is. Never believe that the student sitting in an isolated seat away 'from the rest of the class will himself there. The regular teacher put him there to do what he could with him. The situation not under control. Never take it for granted, when ;. .you tell the isolated boy to go to his seat, that he will. Quite the j contrary. He will tell you anything to avoid it. I have to sit by my best friend . '.because I have to borrow his crayons. My mother wont buy ;me any or, Mr. Johnson said that I could sit anywhere I want to this week because I behaved last Friday afternoon even, I Mr. Johnson always lets me :go, to the office for a couple of hours so I can work the intej ers. Another thing you should always do is compile a list of , n r i be-.ha- -- I . il T K rtom. r- r, i . i - dont fall for any of this will probably just wander ;he around the classroom for a J ;while. ; I subbed in a junior high art class where a boy never went to his seat and I never found out which one was his. I wondered if he knew. The next time I was . If you asked to sub in that class, I made a vow to make him tell .me where he was supposed to sit. He was absent, and I could just picture him walking aimless- ly around outside the building. Always play it cool. Find the teachers chair, sit down, bring one elbow over the back of the ; chair, and twiddle a pencil in the ; other hand. If someone asks you your name tell it. If they smile, smile back. Keep them guessing. .They should have no idea what youll resort to if theymisbe-- ; have. An effective disciplinary action - a student write names of those who act up must be effective for some teachers, but I had nothing but trouble with it. you say the word. Unfortunately, this only works with first grad- is to write on the board the name of any kid who refuses to cooperate. It is the most stern tactic I have found and it will bring a silence to the classroom and send the students scrambling for their seats whenever rules. The substitute who has a definite set of rules is on her way to controlling the class and her own emotions. My own list consists of these basic rules: 1. Everyone sits in his or her own seat. Make this stick. Oh, there are times when one will sneak off and sit with a friend, but dont allow anyone to do it openly. I think there is a differ-- . ence. 2. No throwing rulers across the room at each other. Even if students are all in agreement about it, guess who has to pick up all the rulers after they leave? 3. No one draws on the chalkboard. I used to think that teachers were stuffy not to allow this when I went to school. So I once. permitted it It was in a fourth grade class. The girl had a quiet voice and innocent eyes. May I please use the chalk board during recess? she asked. I havent been feeling well and my mother wants me to stay inside. How could anything go wrong? Go ahead, I said with a smile. The minute she began drawing, her best friend did an about-fac- e in the hall, entered e the room, and made a for the board. Suddenly there were three students at the board. Where did the third come from? They had to section off the board. Then in came two boys who had been outside playing ball. When they saw the three at the board writing in a cloud of dust, they threw the balls in a box and glared at me in astonishment. Their eyes pleaded is that fair? Before I knew what had happened, there were five at the front board and about four at the side board, and as the word leaked out more and more kids elbowed their way in and sectioned .off an inch or so for their own. I sat calmly listening to complaints of, Youre writing on my part, as I tried to gather my thoughts. How did this happen? I concluded that the only thing any sub could do in such a situation would be to write a new rule on her list and wait for the bell. 4. N one takes names. Having bee-lin- boy volunteered to take names and he nearly got in a fist fight. So, the next time I gave the job to a studious quiet girl and as I watched, the little fourth-gradturned into a calloused, cynical old woman. Her mouth pursed and her eyebrows wrinkled together. She really took the job seriously. Before long, she had run out of paper, so she smugly dropped her tally on the teachers desk. Every name in the class was recorded but hers. Some names had 20 or more checks at the side. And the class had been reasonably quiet during that time. is taboo. Some 5. Rubber-glu- e like to make rubbeand girls boys r-glue balls and then brag about it to the others. Further suggestions for substitutes are: dont ask the class as a whole such questions as, Which chapter does your teacher have you working on in math? you will get 30 different answers. Instead, inconspicuously call a reliable student aside and make her your confidant. My last bit of advice is never leave the classroom for more than five minutes at a time. You never know. When you return, the whole class could be throwing rulers at each other, making rubber-glu- e balls, drawing on the chalkboard, sitting in the wrong seat, and some girl would be taking down names. My idea of the best grade to substitute for is the first grade. The kids are too young to underon TV and stand the they havent taken to imitating rude remarks that are supposed to be funny. Oh, a little boy or girl might call another a hippopotamus and laugh like crazy, but the one being teased is probably skinny so theres no harm done. I really do like the kids in other grades, but first graders are so much more open and natural. Once I was chatting with a first grade girl Ill call, Becky. Becky was staying in for recess because of a cold. She was more friendly to me than some of the others were, and I felt that it was more out of kindness than any insecurity. I was proven right when a little boy came back from recess crying and looking A sixth-grad- e er put-dow- Greg pushed me in the snow and wouldnt let me play, he sniffled to me. Becky listened to him tell his tale and then put her arms around him and gave him a hug, and pat him on the back. He stopped crying, wiped his nose and went off to hang his coat up without another word. Amblyopia Eye Test Required A new Utah law now requires that all 5 to 7 year-ol- d children entering school for the first time present a certificate signed by an eye doctor or other eye health professional stating that heshe has received vision screening to detect amblyopia or other visual defects; or a signed statement that vision screening violates the personal beliefs of the childs parent or guardian. The previous law required screening during the childs kindergarten year, however, Dr. explains A. Thomas Williams, president of the Utah Ophthalmological Society, by that time its usually to late to correct amblyopia (lazy eye) which can eventually lead to permanent impairment or virtual blindness in one eye. The n critical for easy and successful treatment is fully between the ages of 3'2 and 5, when a childs potential eyesight age-spa- is siill developing. Records indicate that approximately one child in every 35 who are screened will possess a serious problem that needs referral. During those years, the condition is usually simply a matter of wearing a patch over the good eye for a period of time to encourage the weaker eye to work harder. School All-D- ay By CHERYL ARCHIBALD Review Correspondent A group of FARMINGTON parents from Sunset Elementary who live near the park where Rachael Runyon was kidnapped, presented a petition to the Davis County Board of Education with a letter asking the board to change the early dismissal policy for first graders. Mrs. Sandra Burton read the letter, which said the main reason for wanting first graders to dismiss with the older children was safety. She told the board that because of the abductions occuring recently, parents have been warned not to let young children walk alone and the thoughts of their walking home from school alone on the streets is positively frightening. The letter said that years ago when the half day policy was started, things were different. Traffic was lighter, more mothers were home to watch children, and child abductions were rare. One mother said that last year she drove to the school to pick up her first grader so the child wouldnt have to walk alone, and then drove back later to pick up other children. I dont mind the inconvenience, she said, but if I couldnt pick my kids up, Id be a nervous wreck. The parents did not agree with teachers who claim they need the extra preparation time, stating that the amount of preparation was not as important as the type. Every teacher at Sunset and most other Davis County schools gets one day for preparation by dismissing school two hours early on that day, and the parents felt that 45 minutes more a day was not needed by ry the first grade teachers. And to teachers claims that first graders cannot handle a full day of instruction, the letter quoted from the final report of the National Commission of in Excellence Education: Evidence presented to the Commission demonstrates three disturbing facts about the use that American schools and students make of time: (1) compared to other nations, . American students spend much less time on school work; (2) time spent in the classroom is often used ineffectively; and (3) schools are not doing enough to help students develop either the study skills required to use time well or the willingness to spend more time on school work. Another mother asked why Davis County first graders cannot cope with a full day of school, but other kids in other school districts such as Weber can. Board member Robert McIntosh answered the group, saying he too was concerned about the safety of children. He suggested a play time, supervised by a teacher or volunteer for those students who would have to walk home alone. Mrs. Burton said she had contacted the principal of Sunset with that proposal, and that he gave maybe and later turned it down. Dee Forbes, board member, said that he had voted for a full day and added, as long as we have some schools going full day, and as long as the majority of parents want it, we should accomodate them. Board member Bruce Parry agreed with Forbes, Id just as soon that they stay all day. We said last year that we would make a decision for this year. )0 77J Thoro Aro very cold. ossa . il D S5QQ WORTH OF NATIONAL COUPONS 16 in today's Ogdon Standard-Examinor- .J Also, local coupon values could pay for homo delivery of fho Standard-Examinone month. Clip coupons and the Standard-Examinitself in one week. "The equipment concentrates on your own personal problem areas. The routine is relaxing, fun and most of all sr itworks!t Sherry L. 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