EPTEven if you haven't been a sub, would you ever consider doing it? I mean, you don't have to deal with long term assignments or planning or anything. It's basically like a babysitting thing isn't it? Give me your thoughts.
Being a Substitute Teacher
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GrayArea
United States872 Posts
Even if you haven't been a sub, would you ever consider doing it? I mean, you don't have to deal with long term assignments or planning or anything. It's basically like a babysitting thing isn't it? Give me your thoughts. | ||
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ieatkids5
United States4628 Posts
 sometimes i wish it was like the old days where the teacher can use force to put the kids in line. they totally deserve it (and more).anyway, you should go for it if you're curious. if you have fun, good for you. if you don't, well you tried it and you had wanted to so nothing lost. | ||
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jodogohoo
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SpicyCrab
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illu
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tryummm
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n.DieJokes
United States3443 Posts
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Cr4zyH0r5e
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GrayArea
United States872 Posts
On June 19 2010 13:34 Cr4zyH0r5e wrote: my aun't did it for a while... they call you between 5-6 am to let you know if they need you (surprisingly she would get called almost everyday) and then yeah go to work and stuff... I could ask her for further details but she never complained about it being bad... Does she do it in Peru or in the states? | ||
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GrayArea
United States872 Posts
On June 19 2010 13:22 illu wrote: It;s basically a part time job. When they call you, you work. If they don't call you, you starve. Do you want a job like that? It's not a serious career that I'm aiming for, I just want to try it out as one of the part time things I can do in a year off. Like just do it as an experience just to say I've done this before. I don't know if it will be fun or be a pain, but if its a pain, I can just not do it anymore right? For the people who go off to korea to teach english, why not just do sub teacher in USA? Pay is not good no matter where u go, and you dont have language barier etc. Plus, u can stay at home. | ||
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writer22816
United States5775 Posts
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Cr4zyH0r5e
Peru1308 Posts
In the States... My bad  I should've clarified I live in the Bay Area, CA | ||
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Divinek
Canada4045 Posts
On June 19 2010 13:32 n.DieJokes wrote: This is coming second hand from my mom but she says its boring if you have good kids and hell if you don't hell is an understatement for all the times my class had a sub | ||
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ShadeR
Australia7535 Posts
ie: expect the abusive shit to come your way | ||
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GrayArea
United States872 Posts
On June 19 2010 14:22 ShadeR wrote: Being a sub is = to protoss vs kwanro/shine ie: expect the abusive shit to come your way What kind of abusive? How bad is bad? It was never that bad at my school, the worst that it got was just that the kids got too loud an you have to tell them to keep it down. | ||
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vlaric
United States412 Posts
However, we also get a wide variety of individuals as substitutes. Off of the top of my head, I remember I've had an ex-convict, several guys who could barely speak English, soccer moms, and a humorously cynical college graduate. Anyway, it really depends on where you're subbing. Personally, I would probably do it if I had to and I knew I would be subbing my area, mainly because I know that it'd be a pretty easy job over here. Take into account what the schools are like in your vicinity and ask yourself if you're ready to take on both the best and worst of classrooms. Try to find friends/relatives/relatives of friends who have had experience with subbing in your community, for they would probably provide you with the most relevant advice for your situation. | ||
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GrayArea
United States872 Posts
On June 19 2010 19:14 superbabosheki wrote: Seriously as a sub, just bring candy and amuse the kids with a few jokes. Even high school kids fall for candy lol. This advice is actually pretty damn accurate. I mean, I always remember liking the subs who "connected" with the kids rather than just controlling them up there. One teacher even played a song on guitar for us, made some jokes, and everyone loved him afterwards. | ||
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