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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New to this thread and haven’t read many of the pages.  I will post a separate topic if this is too OT.  So, substitute teachers only make $18/hour?  Anybody know the rational for not paying them close to what a full time teacher per hour?  [/quote]

Probably because subs only do a piece of the work actual teachers do and often they are not certified.  Subs in my building walk in a few minutes before 8 (kids arrive at 8:05) and leave immediately after the kids leave at 2:30.  I arrive in my building at 6:30 a.m., stay until 4 or 4:30, bring about 10-20 hours of work home each week and attend evening events.  Subs aren't responsible for pretty much anything other than keeping the kids alive.  
However, sub pay, in general is pretty low.  In my area, they make about $110 a day, no benefits, no retirement and that's before taxes.  A few districts near me have started to offer $200 a day and if subs are certified and will agree to work every single day of the year in any classroom in any school, they're paying them more.  That's as much as our first year teachers make without the benefits and retirement.  [/quote]

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