I've just wondered how many of us there are 
I teach high school agriculture and welding!
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That's awesome!
I teach either kindergarten, grade 1 or grade 2, depending on the year . I'm off on mat leave this school year though and while I'm enjoying my time with LO I do miss school!
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I taught middle school language arts and social studies.
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@rahlyrah: I also really enjoy mid school students
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I teach public pre-k
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I'm certified to teach music, and I'm temporarily teaching toddler music classes, but I'd love love love to teach middle school band.
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Me! I'm a high school teacher, I teach science to year 7-10 students and Biology to year 11-12 students. I work at a private school in Sydney Australia. I have been on mat leave since the end of the 2013 school year (dec) and will hopefully be going back to work in Sept 2014.
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I teach high school French but have also taught elementary & high school ESL.
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@ScarletBegonia: This may sound like a weird question, but I am genuinely curious, how does your mat leave work in Australia? Were you responsible for leaving lesson plans, etc. when you left?
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I teach high school English.
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No not a weird Q at all! Since I'm planning on taking at least 3 terms (3/4 of the year), if not a full year, off (as is my right by law here, lucky ducks that we are), the school hired a qualified replacement teacher from the beginning of this school year, so I didn't have to provide anything to her. She is expected to write and execute her own short term & long term plans, as any new teacher at the school would. Things were a little different for me as I was acting as head of department of the science department last year, so i did have to write a transition manual for that job because someone new took it on this year. I've been really lucky to be off on mat leave since I've been 26 weeks pregnant (although I've gotten pretty antsy!!) - if I'd been in the states where mat leave is much shorter I would have almost certainly started this year and worked up to my due date, but since we are allowed a year here and my husband and I have worked out a budget, I decided to finish up at the end of last year and the school was very happy that I did! Much easier to find good replacement teachers if they don't have to start 3 weeks into the year.
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Yay for teacherbees! I teach English as a Second Language in a PK-8 school. This year I have students in K, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th and 7th.
@jhd: Glad to see another ESL teacherbee! I'm also certified to teach secondary French.
@owlteach: I was on mat leave for six months last year in the U.S. Once my leave started, I didn't have anything to do with school until it was over. I can't imagine having to write plans for my sub!
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@ScarletBegonia: I'm so jealous
Not just of the maternity leave, but of the replacement teacher! I teach 6 different classes during the day ranging from public speaking to livestock production, to greenhouse production (with an operating greenhouse that my students and I manage) to welding. I have no idea how I am ever going to prepare for maternity leave...but I have to get pregnant first lol.
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I teach Early Childhood grades. Right now it's 2nd, but I've done private pre-k, and public K & 1st. I also did a range of daycare before certification.
When I went on maternity leave in the states, I created a "Typical Week" manual, with my daily schedules and basic information for how my classroom ran. I knew my long-term sub in advance and had him sub several times in advance to acquaint himself with my students. I went out at the end of September and returned in January and didn't write a single lesson plan or check a dang email. It was glorious! (Ahem, I did learn after the fact that he ended up sucking big time, but that's neither here nor there - he was approved by my principal so it's no fault of mine!)
ETA: welding?!?! So cool.
Double ETA: start making notes of your basic schedule/plans now before you're pregnant - that may help! -
6th grade: Reading, spelling, Grammar, and Religion
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2nd grade!! Love it!
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@Boopers: hey another 2nd grade teacher! Isn't it great how they write you sweet love notes, but also can put on their own band aids?! I love them.
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@JoyfulKiwi: yessss! I love their independence! Right now I have 14 girls and 6 boys so we are knee deep in girl drama... My favorite...
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@JoyfulKiwi: I keep telling myself that finding my sub isn't my problem, it's my principals, but I tell myself a lot of things and don't always do the best job of listening to myself
@Boopers: I had a classroom of 3rd graders in an afterschool program when I was in college. I LOVED them, independent but they still love learning, and they still love their "teachers". It was great
@Katrocap: I actually covered for my cooperating teacher after I finished my student teaching when she adopted her first child and she didn't have to write plans and I'd already been there for 3 months so I already knew some about the school farm, shop, greenhouse, etc so it worked out well for her, I made some money and got extra job experience, it really was a win-win for all. When they adopted their second, she had a different sub in her classroom every week
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Used to teach elementary and middle school!
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@Boopers: My husband teaches 3rd grade and the girl drama leaves him so confused! He comes home and I try to "explain" it to him haha.
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@Boopers: We had to have our annual girl drama discussion last Friday. It wore me out, but it was good that we had it done. Imagine 6th grade girl drama! Oh, the hormones!
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@Boopers: So that's when it goes downhill? I have students that stay in my program with their little group from 7-12 grades...and I can tell you that the girl drama doesn't go away, it just gets more ridiculous
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@lilteacherbee: the 3rd grade teachers at my school tell me it only gets worse as they get older!
@singingbee: we've had a lot of conversations and lots of one on one talks with girls that we have conflicts with. Sigh!
@owlteach: I hear it only gets worse as they get older!!
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I teach high school English. I was out for 3/4 of a year because LO was premature and was super lucky to have subs that could do their own planning. You teach such a crazy schedule! I wonder how they'll find someone qualified to teach welding!
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@Boopers: i have 13 girls in my class, 10 were crying last week. We had the boo-hoo sobs of "I'm so sorry I've been such a bad friend, etc." This week was better in terms of the drama.
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@Mrs Green Grass: I know they can find a welding teacher, I know they can find an ag teacher...I'm not really sure how they are going to find one that can do both in our area. I have a love/hate relationship with the chaos that comes from all the variety
It is a pretty standard schedule for ag teachers in our area, but we don't have any extras because there is a teacher shortage in Oregon ag right now.It is possible that they will add an elective teacher and they would take over my welding and I'd teach a full day of ag, that would make it SO much easier. That's what I am hoping for!
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I teach pre-k
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Used to teach kindergarten but now I'm doing preschool.
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I teach (well, TA) college freshman level World Civ! Not quite the same, but they keep me on my toes
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@owlteach: that would make a lot of sense! They did something similar with a teacher who was out at my school this year.
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I teach college physics.
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I teach veterinary technology at a local career college part-time. I have students that range from 18 to their 50's.
I'm actually trying to wrap up my lesson plans right now since I am taking a month off from in-person teaching, but will continue my on-line classes.
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I am on maternity leave now, but teach high school English and Drama, although I'm also qualified to teach business studies.
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I'm a school librarian now but since I work at a small school, I also teach a couple of electives (middle school). Previously, I taught Freshman English for 5 years to middle school students in a gifted program at a public school..
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I used to teach middle school and have been doing distance learning for elementary kids (off and on) for the last 5 years.
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@Anagram: Yay for school librarians!
I'm a library media specialist for grades 4-5 in an intermediate school. They keep me on my toes!
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I teach PE! Right now I'm 1-5 but I've done MS and HS in the past
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I teach grade 2/3 this year. I taught grade 5 for 5 years previously, but was tired of the drama!!!!
Grade 2/3 there is still drama for sure, but it is different! I have 19 kids, and only 8 girls, compared to my 27 grade 5`s where 2 years ago I only had 4 boys!!!! That was drama!!
I am glad to see so many other teacher bees. I work in Canada. I always have found it so interesting the differences and similarities between teaching in Canada and the US.@ScarletBegonia: are you Canadian working in Australia? What brought you there?!?! There is an awesome exchange program through my union and I have always been tempted, but now that we are "settled" in our new house, 2 dogs, and TTC that is out the window I guess.
Not just of the maternity leave, but of the replacement teacher! I teach 6 different classes during the day ranging from public speaking to livestock production, to greenhouse production (with an operating greenhouse that my students and I manage) to welding. I have no idea how I am ever going to prepare for maternity leave...but I have to get pregnant first lol.
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