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Kinston AG Posted 10 years ago
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sit-in teacher
Hi,
Is 'sit-in teacher' acceptable in English? It is widely used in my country. I know there is a 'fill-in teacher' phrase, but not sure about the former one. In my country, if a regular subject teacher is absent or away, another teacher from the same school is assigned to cover for the absent teacher during his free time. Another phrase also baffles me - teach-in. It refers to a fill-in teacher who has to teach in his or her colleague's class while he or she is absent. But, teach-in has a different meaning to it. Please clarify these for me
Thanks.
Is 'sit-in teacher' acceptable in English? It is widely used in my country. I know there is a 'fill-in teacher' phrase, but not sure about the former one. In my country, if a regular subject teacher is absent or away, another teacher from the same school is assigned to cover for the absent teacher during his free time. Another phrase also baffles me - teach-in. It refers to a fill-in teacher who has to teach in his or her colleague's class while he or she is absent. But, teach-in has a different meaning to it. Please clarify these for me
Thanks.
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I would say "stand-in teacher", not "sit-in teacher". I don't know the term "teach-in" in the sense you are suggesting. org/wiki/Teach-in
- I would say "stand-in teacher", not "sit-in teacher".
- I don't know the term "teach-in" in the sense you are suggesting.
- org/wiki/Teach-in
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I would say "stand-in teacher", not "sit-in teacher".
I don't know the term "teach-in" in the sense you are suggesting. To me, "teach-in" would mean something else altogether, along the lines of the article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teach-in
I don't know the term "teach-in" in the sense you are suggesting. To me, "teach-in" would mean something else altogether, along the lines of the article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teach-in
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Kinston AG'sit-in teacher'
Kinston AG'fill-in teacher'These seem to be regional terms. They are not known in all parts of the English-speaking world.
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Kinston AGIs 'sit-in teacher' acceptable in English?No.
Kinston AGif a regular subject teacher is absent or away, another teacher from the same school is assigned to cover for the absent teacher during his free time.The term is "substitute teacher" in the U.S.
Kinston AGteach-inThis is
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In Canada,a temporary fill-in teacher is called a supply teacher.
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Clive
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Hi again,
I was attending this school meeting two days ago, and the word 'teach-in' occured. At first i thought the chairman wanted all the teachers to have some sort of a protest. As he explained further, only then I realized that he wanted the teachers to cover for their colleagues' classes when they are unavailable. I thought there was another meaning to 'teach-in'. Thanks for your he
I was attending this school meeting two days ago, and the word 'teach-in' occured. At first i thought the chairman wanted all the teachers to have some sort of a protest. As he explained further, only then I realized that he wanted the teachers to cover for their colleagues' classes when they are unavailable. I thought there was another meaning to 'teach-in'. Thanks for your he
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In the UK, a supply teacher is brought in from outside. I don't think there is a special term for a teacher already working at the school to cover a colleague's lessons.
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