Comments on: 3 Keys To Line Up A Killer Job While Still In School http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/how-to-establish-yourself-while-still-in-school/ Providing HOPE for educators since 2007 Wed, 13 Apr 2011 17:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Frankhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/how-to-establish-yourself-while-still-in-school/#comment-3175 Frank Thu, 25 Dec 2008 18:02:34 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/06/26/how-to-establish-yourself-while-still-in-school/#comment-3175 Agreed, Joel, simply bouncing around a bunch of schools as a sub is not a praticularly productive avenue for gaining some measure of useful experience. I should have stated something along the lines of "subbing at the same school or small number of schools" as in being on the "Preferred Substitute List" or the school district's analog of same. Students causing problems for subs? Amazing, do tell ... :) In my case, this behavior was probably negated by the fact I look remarkably like the central character in the video game "The Hitman" ... only I'm bigger, and I'm real, so I had an edge. Still, if someone is contemplating becoming a Teacher then I think there is something to be gained by subbing at a school or two and doing so more than just a couple of times. Your thoughts? Agreed, Joel, simply bouncing around a bunch of schools as a sub is not a praticularly productive avenue for gaining some measure of useful experience. I should have stated something along the lines of “subbing at the same school or small number of schools” as in being on the “Preferred Substitute List” or the school district’s analog of same.

Students causing problems for subs? Amazing, do tell … :) In my case, this behavior was probably negated by the fact I look remarkably like the central character in the video game “The Hitman” … only I’m bigger, and I’m real, so I had an edge. Still, if someone is contemplating becoming a Teacher then I think there is something to be gained by subbing at a school or two and doing so more than just a couple of times. Your thoughts?

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]]> By: Joelhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/how-to-establish-yourself-while-still-in-school/#comment-3174 Joel Thu, 25 Dec 2008 16:33:52 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/06/26/how-to-establish-yourself-while-still-in-school/#comment-3174 Frank, Substitute teaching is good as far as learning about specific schools. I don't know that there is any resemblance of reality when it comes to subbing and actually being a regular teacher. We all remember how much trouble the other kids tried to cause for subs. Of course, it was never us being bad, but the other kids did! Seriously, I have known some of the quietest, most well-behaved kids in the world who got sucked into the "let's mess with the sub" game. Of course if you can find a regular substitute position, where you're regularly at a school you like and actually get a chance to begin to know some of the kids, the results can be different. I'm sure we also undoubtedly all remember that one sub who nobody messed with. Frank,

Substitute teaching is good as far as learning about specific schools. I don’t know that there is any resemblance of reality when it comes to subbing and actually being a regular teacher. We all remember how much trouble the other kids tried to cause for subs. Of course, it was never us being bad, but the other kids did!

Seriously, I have known some of the quietest, most well-behaved kids in the world who got sucked into the “let’s mess with the sub” game. Of course if you can find a regular substitute position, where you’re regularly at a school you like and actually get a chance to begin to know some of the kids, the results can be different. I’m sure we also undoubtedly all remember that one sub who nobody messed with.

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]]> By: Frankhttp://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/how-to-establish-yourself-while-still-in-school/#comment-3171 Frank Thu, 25 Dec 2008 01:23:46 +0000 http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2007/06/26/how-to-establish-yourself-while-still-in-school/#comment-3171 Solid advice, Joel. I would add substitute teaching as another avenue of approach. IME, I have found that networking through substitute teaching gave me many good returns. For example, I learned what schools I would be interested in being Staff and I learned what schools in my district I had no interest in ever working. Solid advice, Joel. I would add substitute teaching as another avenue of approach. IME, I have found that networking through substitute teaching gave me many good returns. For example, I learned what schools I would be interested in being Staff and I learned what schools in my district I had no interest in ever working.

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