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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think that substitute teaching would provide an accurate picture of what it's like to teach full-time.  Substitute teachers are not treated the same by students and there is no time to develop rapport with them.  You're basically a pinch hitter for the day.

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I'm the PP who became a teacher after subbing. I disagree with you a bit. You can actually develop a decent amount of report with students, even in one day, if it's a small class size that requires the sub to interact with the students (as opposed to a high school AP class where you're just the obligatory adult in the room). You can also take jobs that span more than one day, and you can get to know kids if you sub in the same school frequently.

But more importantly, as a sub, you can talk to teachers and observe classes. I got a ton of great advice from teachers and learned so much from observing. I knew I wanted to teach at the school I'm teaching at because all the teachers gushed about how supportive the administration was, and they pointed out that turnover at that school is very low. Openings at my school are caused by teachers moving out of the area, not teachers leaving the field. Obviously as a sub you don't have to collect data, go to meetings, interact with parents, etc., so it's very different from teaching full-time, but it was still really useful experience. [/quote]

As a sub, you also don't have to develop lesson plans or grade! This is very time-consuming work.[/quote]

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