The Truth About the Disadvantages of Substitute Teaching
While there are enough benefits to being a substitute teacher to keep me in the job, there are also some real, sizeable disadvantages. My aim is to give an honest portrayal of...
Charmaine
Journalism school + editing + university newspaper 2010-2013
Education grad school + full-time teaching internship 2013-2014
Teaching elementary grades + Substitute teaching 2014-2023
6 Ways Substitutes Can Prepare for the School Year
Substitute teaching is a flexible job, which I find translates into refreshingly elastic Augusts each new school year. I get to wave casually at the school buses shuttling by instead of scurrying...
27 Worthwhile Side Gig Ideas for Teachers in 2023
As a teacher, I was no stranger to the side gig. Now as a stay-at-home-mom, we’re still on quite familiar terms (yo, Giggity!) I’m proof that it’s possible to hold a side...
5 Reasons Why So Many Teachers Side Hustle
Hordes of teachers are trading their school lanyards in for other uniforms in the evenings, weekends, and summers to side hustle, or "moonlight," as they say. Moonlighting sounds elegant and romantic and...
Mom Making Money: 6 Side Hustles I’ve Actually Tried
Some of the side hustles extolled by Internet gurus sound too good to be true. And honestly, most of them are. I find a whole bunch of success stories skim over all...
My Side Hustle as a Substitute Teacher
Substitute teaching can sound like a pretty sweet gig at first-- filling in for a teacher on your selected days, carrying out the lesson plan and actually getting to go home, free...
Is Babysitting a Good Side Job? My Experience
Welcome to my series on my personal experiences in earning side income! Here I share details of my own stories in order to bring to light honest reflections. It should be noted...
My Experience with House Cleaning as a Side Job
Welcome to my series on my personal experiences in earning side income! Here I share details of my own stories in order to bring to light honest reflections. It should be noted...
Is Starting a TPT Shop Worth It? My experience
Welcome to my series on my personal experiences in earning side income! Here I share details of my own stories in order to bring to light honest reflections. It should be noted...
Can a Home Bakery Be Profitable? My Experience
Welcome to my series on my personal experiences in earning side income! Here I share details of my own stories in order to bring to light honest reflections. It should be noted...
New Motherhood: Adjusting Expectations for Myself
I'm a new mom-- and I'm in the throes of a messy breakup with my unrealistically high expectations for myself. This seems like a no-brainer, right? Before my child was born, I...
How to Throw a DIY Ice Cream Birthday Party
My baby turned one this summer, so I chose a seasonal and crowd-pleasing favorite as the theme for her birthday party: ice cream! This was a real winner of an idea to...