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[quote=Anonymous]I did this and I am really happy with it! I went on this path because I started subbing when my kids were in school full time (I needed to do something valuable with my time and schools were asking parents to sub). I discovered that I really liked developing relationships with the kids and I have always been obsessed with learning and teaching others.

I did a career switcher program through the virginia community college system. I got a duel endorsement--ESL and ELA--and let me tell you, I had no problem whatsoever getting a job, ha. You shouldn't have a hard time finding a job, and if you get an ESL endorsement you will probably have your pick of jobs.

I am glad I didn't become a teacher right out of college (which I had actually planned to do but then went to law school instead). Now that I'm older, kids really cannot get under my skin. They can say some truly offensive crap or be really disrespectful in a way that would have brought me to tears in my twenties, but in my forties I just do not care about what a 12-year thinks of me. But most kids are really sweet (I get a lot of hugs!) and I find it so rewarding.

If you can possibly swing it, I really recommend subbing before you make the switch. I not only found out that I liked it, but I also got a sense of how schools worked, which schools I liked (some are more supportive of teachers than others), and most importantly, which grade level I liked. I was really surprised to discover that I preferred middle school over high school and elementary. And I like being in the English Learner program because the class sizes are smaller.

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