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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What's the alternative? There aren't enough people willing to be subs. Raising sub pay? I am asking sincerely.[/quote]

No one's looking at the root causes.

I told my own two children that if they even thought about teaching, we weren't paying for their college.

I'm very qualified, and I'm also very successful in this profession. However, after 20+ years, I have enough experience to get me through anything.  And I've outlasted many principals.

Unfortunately, the smart teachers leave w/in five years, and I don't blame them. They are not prepared for what faces them in the classroom. [b] You can't be afraid of gang members. [/b] You have to get used to being the cause of every issue in your classroom. (We don't place onus on the students.)  [b]Don't expect your administration to treat you we[/b]ll.  In fact, if you're successful, you get punished.  [b]tough kids?  Give them to So and So. She can handle it[/b].  academics?  lol - "Earning" an A is different from being GIVEN an A.

We lie about education, and therefore, newbies who enter are disillusioned.  No amount of mentoring can stop someone from leaving.

So if teachers don't stay, how can you recruit qualified subs?
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Two years ago, when my own daughter was in MS, a kid popped off on a day the class had a sub.  He threatened to shoot his classmates and the sub.[/b]  Guess what?  The sub was fired b/c clearly he couldn't "handle the class."

I know - unbelievable.  [b]And that kid who popped is still acting up to this day.[/b]

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Disruptive kids are tolerated in MCPS. [/quote]

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