Joining the ranks of New York State Department of Education (DOE) teachers, the fund has been named “New York’s Brightest” and is a dream of all prospective scholarship candidates. This has been very difficult for two years, especially for certified teachers who have recently graduated from an accredited college or university, due to the New […]
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Every substitute teacher was there – it was a last hour call from the teacher and the only lesson plans were busy that students are expected to work on quietly. Ideally, this should make your life easier because you don’t have to teach and manage the activity. But what do you do if the class […]
Substitute teaching can be a great job for students, for moms of school aged children, and for anyone seeking temporary or part time work. While pay is usually relatively low, the flexibility and work environment make up for it. Substitute teachers can, at times, work very hard, but there is generally – especially at the […]
Substitute teaching can be a very rewarding job, but it can also be extremely frustrating. As a substitute teacher, you will be marked as an easy target for behavior problems, and students will test you. Lesson plans might be missing or confusing and you might find yourself with a class full of kids and nothing […]
Fact #1: The pay is lousy and you won’t get benefits. While full-time teachers are now getting better and better pay, and districts are offering more and more benefits to stay competitive, substitute teachers make an impressive lousy amount to do what is, essentially, glorified babysitting. Because substitutes are not considered full-time employees, even when […]
Statistically, there are both good and bad times to enter a teaching position. According to research by the Substitute Teacher Institute at Utah State University, nearly 10% of all certified teachers in schools across the country are absent on any given day. This equates to over 310,000 replacements needed. (2004 NEA School Assessment Statistics) This […]