You do not say whether you provided the sub with the material presented, or the sub provided his/her own. Some subs do a very good job of contributing to the class, but I have known of some who simply "read the book" to the students.
Nothing excuses the disrespectful behavior of the students who attended the beginning of the class and then left, as far as I am concerned, but there could be a reason they felt free to leave. Also, for the students who skipped the class completely, students have often learned from experience that subs sometimes waste the class time and that the material is often not on the exam, so there is little to be gained by attending, or lost by skipping the class. I think it is the fault of previous teachers and profs who "showed" the lack of value of the subs. I don't think it excuses the disrespect of the students in prejudging the worth of the material this particular sub was prepared to present, but it could be that students have learned from experience to avoid classes taught by subs. FWIW, I rarely missed classes, but made a practice of dismissing classes when I did. Unless, of course, it was (or could be turned into) and exam period. Hardly anyone ever walked out on my subs or failed to show up for that class. The idea of having a written explanation is a great one. Once you know why they left, you can decide what to do about it. Rick suggests a reasonable consequence, I think. If time to prepare a pop quiz is an issue, you could make sure to have several extra MC questions, or even an essay question (dust off the ol' BS detector), from the material presented by the sub on the next regularly scheduled exam. For that matter, the pop quiz could be an essay question or two specifically calling for the points the sub added to the material in the book. -- ----------==========>>>>>>>>>> ��� <<<<<<<<<<==========---------- Sometimes you just have to try something, and see what happens. John W. Nichols, M.A. Assistant Professor of Psychology Tulsa Community College 909 S. Boston Ave., Tulsa, OK 74119 (918) 595-7134 Home: http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols MegaPsych: http://www.tulsa.oklahoma.net/~jnichols/megapsych.html --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
