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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a teacher, and I truly don't understand why anyone would be a long term sub. If they actually do the job of teaching, it's the same amount of work as a regular teacher but for a fraction of the pay. Why would anyone do that? And it's not like new grads or others would need use it as a step into a regular teaching job since jobs are plentiful. [/quote]

I'm a former long-term sub and did it to see if I might be interested in pursuing a teaching degree.  I'm extremely glad I did it because it showed me, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that I did NOT want to proceed with this plan.  Saved myself countless hours and thousands of dollars.  Invaluable, really.[/quote]

Same. I love kids and did some LTS in elementary. The behavioral issues and lack of parenting are off the charts. There are many great kids, but the one who clearly have no structure or reinforcement at home, combined with the heavy workload and low pay, made it clear that this career change wasn't for me. I'm glad I tried being a long term sub (and I actually tried to give it a solid effort!) before putting in the time and money to get another degree, but it was just not worth it.

I still sub from time to time - it's nice to have the flexibility to have some extra cash whenever I want, as there's no shortage of sub requests daily.
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