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I substituted for almost 8 years. I left the DOE 2008. It is a very stressful job. Each morning I got up early hoping to receive a call for a subbing assignment. When there is no call, no money is made. It is a lost day.

The sub teacher is just a title that really means baby-sitter. I was treated like one, too. Subs are typically placed in classes no one wants to cover and for good reasons. It was a stressful job.

If the school is short on staff, the class without a sub is divided into little groups of 4 to 5 students. So, now the class that I am covering for the day has increased. Try baby-sitting a group of 30 plus kids or teens that do not want to be there in the first place and who do not respect subs thanks to official teachers and all the negative things they privately say to their students concerning sub teachers.

A sub for the day means PARTY TIME for them. They do not want to learn from the regular teacher much less from a sub. Lesson plans are ex...See More
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Neutral Observer Your post clearly reflects your attitude and most likely why you are having difficulty landing a teaching job. You sound extremely pessimistic, negative, defensive, jealous and hopeless. It is also the reason, most likely, why you are not treated "fairly" by teachers, principals, students and the whole kit and kaboodle. I read and re-read Anne's po...See More
Aug 26, 2014
harpazo On 8/26/14, Neutral Observer wrote: > Your post clearly reflects your attitude and most likely why you > are having difficulty landing a teaching job. You sound extremely > pessimistic, negative, defensive, jealous and hopeless. It is > also the reason, most likely, why you are not treated "fairly" by > teachers, principals, students...See More
Aug 27, 2014
harpazo On 8/26/14, pixie wrote: > It seems like this discussion keeps recurring on this board and > I am getting tired of repeating myself, so this will be the last > time. > 1. I think subs should be able to vent on this board without > someone immediately jumping all over them for having a bad > attitude, needing to change jobs, etc. M...See More
Aug 27, 2014
The rules of posting are clear..... Quote only when NECESSARY!

The last post ran a quote longer than Rip Van Winkle's beard!

Just highlight and hit the space bar to eliminate previous messages.

That way, your post will be nice and clear and not BE LOST in a FREEEEEEEEEEKIN' mile of previous posts!

Thank you! :):):)
Aug 27, 2014
Neutral Observer to Harpazo Harpazo - My post was not directed to you. It was a response to the previous poster's comments. On 8/27/14, harpazo wrote: > On 8/26/14, Neutral Observer wrote: >> Your post clearly reflects your > attitude and most likely why you >> are having difficulty landing a > teaching job. You sound extremely >> pessimistic, negat...See More
Aug 27, 2014


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