Originally Posted By jonvn Why are some people who are school teachers so incredibly stupid? You get kids who are expelled for having an aspirin, insist on teaching religion when they are not supposed to, and now this: <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/20/BAGEHMGMN618.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea" target="_blank">http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/ article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/20/BAGEHMGMN618.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea</a>
Originally Posted By threeundertwo Point of fact, this was a substitute, but still incredibly stupid. Do you live in the Bay area? This school is within a few miles of me.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 All I can say is, I'm glad this guy wasn't teaching high school or college.
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Originally Posted By jonvn It really doesn't matter if it was a substitute or not. I mean, geeze, this is basic common sense these days.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Yeah, I live in the bay area. So, are you hot?<< Um... was this comment actually meant for the SFGate Singles pages???
Originally Posted By cmpaley Considering a box of lancets costs less than $10 for 100 (I know because I've had to buy them to check my glucose), this is completely unacceptable! How cheap can one be!?
Originally Posted By JohnS1 The schools need more money so these continual cost-saving measures will end!!
Originally Posted By DVC_dad I hate to say this but, there is like ZERO requirements in most public school systems to become a sub. And as evidenced in this case, often it's the substitute teacher that is a total moron. What an eye opener and sadly let's hope it's not at the expense of the health of a child.
Originally Posted By Altadisdude DVC_dad I'm pretty sure that in California the requirements for Subs is a bachelors degree and passage of the CBEST state test before you can get hired. I was looking into subbing after I graduated but decided not to. It also further proves my theory that college graduation, with the exception of some very advanced fields, is no indication of intelligence and is more about means(to be able to go) and the drive to see it through. I graduated with some VERY dim bulbs. >>Considering a box of lancets costs less than $10 for 100 (I know because I've had to buy them to check my glucose), this is completely unacceptable! How cheap can one be!?>> Well to be honest that $10 would probably have to be paid out of pocket, and he may not of known he would need to go and pick up supplies until he showed up in class and learned what he would be doing for the day. I don't think any teacher should have to pay out of pocket for the supplies to teach their classes. If the school didn't provide the means to safely do the project he should have refused to continue with it. Which brings up the last point he shouldn't have been drawing blood at all with any needles. Like the article says normally this is done by swabbing the inside of the cheek for cells that easily come loose. This guy was twice wrong!
Originally Posted By avromark <<Considering a box of lancets costs less than $10 for 100 (I know because I've had to buy them to check my glucose), this is completely unacceptable! How cheap can one be!?>> In California they don't cover lancets for diabetics? However even a doctorate is not a sign of common sense. Also some people may somehow be isolated and not truly realize that you shouldn't exchange any bodily fluids.
Originally Posted By jonvn "However even a doctorate is not a sign of common sense." Usually a doctorate is a sign of quite the opposite.
Originally Posted By jonvn That kind of seems to be the sweet spot. Although, it depends on what the master's is in, though. I've worked with people with doctorates, and aside from the one thing they understand very very well, they don't know to come in out of the rain.
Originally Posted By cmpaley >><<Considering a box of lancets costs less than $10 for 100 (I know because I've had to buy them to check my glucose), this is completely unacceptable! How cheap can one be!?>> In California they don't cover lancets for diabetics?<< Well, I bought them before I knew I can get my supplies for free, but not everyone in California is covered.
Originally Posted By Altadisdude >>I am going to check into this.<< <a href="http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/cl505p.html" target="_blank">http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credenti als/leaflets/cl505p.html</a> Be my guest. Thats the link to the substitute teaching permit. You can get away with not having a Bachelors degree if you are currently in college for teaching and have 90 units of coursework or if you want to teach vocational course work. Those other permits are here: <a href="http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/CREDS/substitute.html" target="_blank">http://www.ctc.ca.gov/credenti als/CREDS/substitute.html</a>
