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To me, subbing was degrading. I'm glad I quit.
ElemEd On 6/26/15, Judy wrote: > To me, subbing was degrading. I'm glad I quit.

I'm sorry you had a bad experience. I loved subbing. Did it for one year, and then got a teaching contract. It was a learning experience for me. I liked being in so many different classrooms, and seeing diverse ways that teachers organized their space, and their ti...See More
Jul 28, 2015
rachel I would like to hear your opinions about something.

I sub for two reasons:

1) I really enjoy the variety and flexibility. Every day is a new adventure.

2) I suffer from anxiety and depression, and think that having a class of my own would simply overwhelm me.
Aug 4, 2015
Jean That's close to my reasons for not continuing on to become a regular teacher. I think I could do it, but my husband will retire in approx. 5 years and I don't want to be working around the clock when we could use that time to travel some. Also, I like the variety of subbing, as you do. I have depression, anxiety, some PTSD (from having grown up wit...See More
Aug 8, 2015


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