Best teaching specialty for work/life balance

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Anonymous wrote:If you can afford it, become an IA; t's the only educational position I know of where the person can show up, do their job, then leave at the bell. This doesn't diminish the importance of the role, as good IA's are desperately needed!

Gee if you can afford it, just don't work at all.

I actually know a certified teacher who spent years as an IA in order to be able to walk out at dismissal and not take work home. She was an amazing IA and was basically doing the job of a reading specialist while at work.

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It's PE. PE!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in the process of getting my ESOL endorsement in order to hopefully get out of the classroom. My dream job would actually be to be a school librarian, but I was concerned with not being able to find a position that doesn't require a long commute. If you don't mind dealing with problems a lot of the day, school counseling could be a good option. I would definitely second the suggestions for music, art, or PE if you have any talent in one of those areas. The downside of those jobs can be that you may have to split your time between schools when you start out. That can be true for ESOL too, but I wouldn't mind getting hired at .70 percent or something like that. I have a preschooler and 7th grader, so it would actually help my work-life balance to have that as an option.

I was an elementary ESOL teacher and I worked minimum 60 hours on a good week. The counselors worked even more. Specialists have to work with more than one grade level - in my case 3 grade levels. That means 3 sets of team meetings and about 15 teachers to "collaborate" with, on top of all the other specialists and a ton of ESOL paperwork and testing requirements. And for all of that work, you get treated poorly by the teachers and admin - ESOL is generally considered lowly, and often scapegoated. Counselors work their butts off too, but are generally more respected in the school. And I tried dropping down to part time in ESOL, but they just wanted me to work 40 hours instead of 60, for half the money. I would go with reading specialist if I had to choose another specialty. I can't say it's less work, but it's considered more valuable and generally they are treated better.

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Anonymous wrote:If you can afford it, become an IA; t's the only educational position I know of where the person can show up, do their job, then leave at the bell. This doesn't diminish the importance of the role, as good IA's are desperately needed!

What's an IA and what's the training?

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Have you thought about working at a university? The hours are awesome. And you still have students but you aren't teaching them as a staff member.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you can afford it, become an IA; t's the only educational position I know of where the person can show up, do their job, then leave at the bell. This doesn't diminish the importance of the role, as good IA's are desperately needed!

What's an IA and what's the training?

An IA is another term for paraprofessional. I think you generally need 2 year of college for that around here.

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Anonymous wrote:It's PE. PE!

the best job

You don't take work home. You don't grade. You can wear comfortable clothes. And you get paid the same as anyone else at your same step and salary lane. Plus, many have the time to coach during the year and run camps during the summer.

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Anonymous wrote:If you can afford it, become an IA; t's the only educational position I know of where the person can show up, do their job, then leave at the bell. This doesn't diminish the importance of the role, as good IA's are desperately needed!

support staff roles, right?

not paid as much

Having said that, our composition assistants at our HS work their asses off. They should be paid more b/c they often help with the lessons, and they're always working with kids on their writing assignments.

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Anonymous wrote:I am part time SpEd and love it. I am a case manager for 6 high-functioning students, and work in their classrooms as what is basically an assistant. I also work with a few teachers in an assistant role for hours that my own students don't need.
But, I don't make much because I'm at 50%.

Do you have a master's in Special Ed? I'm wondering what it would take to get into the field. Thanks!

There is a teacher shortage.

The Sacramento district is hiring seven additional teachers this year from the Philippines. It has spent nearly $3,000 on hotel rooms during the past two years for its staff to travel there. The Sacramento City Teachers Association suggested the district’s foray into international recruitment reflects less competitive pay. Silly union.

The teachers are able to work in the U.S. through the J-1 non-immigrant visa program, which promotes cultural and educational exchanges. Legally, they can stay for an initial three-year period and then apply for a two-year extension. However, each district has its own contract with the Filipino teachers.

http://www.sacbee.com/news/local/education/article161521288.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you can afford it, become an IA; t's the only educational position I know of where the person can show up, do their job, then leave at the bell. This doesn't diminish the importance of the role, as good IA's are desperately needed!

support staff roles, right?

not paid as much

Having said that, our composition assistants at our HS work their asses off. They should be paid more b/c they often help with the lessons, and they're always working with kids on their writing assignments.

Just out of curiosity, what type of high school has "composition assistants"? (Private/public, rough geographic area.) And do you have any guesses on how much money they make? That would be the 100% perfect job for me.

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High school Band.

When I played the flute, the band director taught one period a day. He was SUPPOSE to teach section lessons each week but rarely did. Occasionally he's call a lesson for first trumpets or percussion, but that was once in a blue moon.

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high school or middle school PE

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am part time SpEd and love it. I am a case manager for 6 high-functioning students, and work in their classrooms as what is basically an assistant. I also work with a few teachers in an assistant role for hours that my own students don't need.
But, I don't make much because I'm at 50%.

Do you have a master's in Special Ed? I'm wondering what it would take to get into the field. Thanks!

There is a teacher shortage.

The Sacramento district is hiring seven additional teachers this year from the Philippines. It has spent nearly $3,000 on hotel rooms during the past two years for its staff to travel there. The Sacramento City Teachers Association suggested the district’s foray into international recruitment reflects less competitive pay. Silly union.

Yes, quite silly a union would posit that a school district traveling overseas to hire teachers they can't find locally would be doing so because they aren't paying enough for local teachers to fill the spots.

Silly union! Or stupid poster. Not sure which.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you can afford it, become an IA; t's the only educational position I know of where the person can show up, do their job, then leave at the bell. This doesn't diminish the importance of the role, as good IA's are desperately needed!

support staff roles, right?

not paid as much

Having said that, our composition assistants at our HS work their asses off. They should be paid more b/c they often help with the lessons, and they're always working with kids on their writing assignments.

Just out of curiosity, what type of high school has "composition assistants"? (Private/public, rough geographic area.) And do you have any guesses on how much money they make? That would be the 100% perfect job for me.

What is a composition assistant?

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Anonymous wrote:High school Band.

When I played the flute, the band director taught one period a day. He was SUPPOSE to teach section lessons each week but rarely did. Occasionally he's call a lesson for first trumpets or percussion, but that was once in a blue moon.

But what about all the after school, requirements, like marching band?