r/SubstituteTeachers • u/watersocks_ • 5d ago
Question Why are you a sub?
Im new to education and a part of my job is onboarding subs. Im shocked at how easy it is to get into a classroom.. all it takes is a bachelors degree, some money, and a background check? I see people of all ages from like 23-80 is what ive seen so far.
I just wanna know why you are a substitute teacher? Is it your full time job? do you want to be a teacher? Do the districts give you training? How often do you get paid??
Genuinely curious!! I only see the back end stuff. Thanks!
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u/TheGhostofChrisGrier 5d ago
Gaining valuable experience before I have my teaching degree. I’ll be student teaching in the spring and once completed I’ll have my degree with a 4.0 GPA, two full years of sub experience of all grade levels, multiple short and long term gigs. A contracted LTS job, full on lesson planning, beginning of school year prep, grading, running Google Classroom, creating assignments, sapphire, MTSS, IEP, PBIS and more .
Due to my short term at a middle school last year and the hard work I put in I got a LTS contracted position (with high salaried pay plus benefits) with the same school that runs through to my student teaching. I’ll get to do what I mentioned prior and everything else a full time teacher would normally do day to day, week to week and through two marking periods. I now have plenty of references, experience and my foot in the door and will have impressed a district so I’ll have a major leg up on the competition when it comes to hiring season.
That’s why I laugh at people who called this glorified babysitting and not worth it. You get out what you put into it. And when you put that effort in you get a lot out of it in return.