Substitute teachers give your child a valuable opportunity to learn different techniques and adapt to new challenges in various perspectives. While some children may become comfortable and reliant on their familiar teacher, it is a good idea to expose them to different personalities. Teachers will always have different styles of teaching and communicating with their students. Some students will respond differently to the different approaches to teaching used by different people.
Allowing your children to be comfortable with subs and new teachers enables the building and maintaining of healthy relationships and development in socialization. In researching the importance of social skills, I came across this Psychology Today article that quotes: “…Early social emotional skills are related to how socially, emotionally, academically and professionally skilled we are later in life. For example, having higher social-emotional skills in kindergarten is related to important outcomes at age 25… (Jones, Greenberg, & Crowley, 2015)...”
Our children’s teachers and instructors are there for them as much as they can, however life happens from time to time and sometimes they are not always able to fulfill their duties. This is where our lovely subs come in! They gladly step in to save the day to ensure your children don’t miss valuable learning time. It is crucial at a young age to absorb all the world has to offer, and to be comfortable with those who want to share their wisdom. Help your child get the most out of their learning experience by appreciating and enjoying a sub, if ever they have the pleasure. Sure the usual smiling face isn’t here today, but thankfully there is someone there that is happy to become a friendly new face you and your children can trust.
