When news of the pandemic spread, its effects began to reach into every sector society, schools included. School systems were upended by sudden changes and totally new ways of doing things. Substitute...
There's plenty of talk on the Internet these days about achieving "financial freedom." Forums, YouTube playlists and social media platforms seem to have been set ablaze with discussing this new goal. If...
The 2024-2025 school year is now in full swing where I'm from, as well as all over the country. There's something about a new school year. Freshly sharpened pencils, newly printed schedules...
"I just can't find any job that's worth it," my fellow former teacher friend sighed, as she recounted her stop-and-go experiences with numerous dead ends. For former teachers that took time off...
Substitute teaching for specials and electives classes can be different and even more chaotic than a regular day, but these interesting courses also carry the potential for more excitement and fun. At...
Each new substitute teaching assignment brings with it a new day of possibilities. The day starts when a sea of young faces stare at you from their desks, testing the first introductory...
I’m lucky to be teaching all kinds of different ages of students in various schools. In fact, there’s only one age group I haven’t taught-- and that’s high school. I’ve subbed for...
I'm hanging up my substitute teaching hat for the rest of the year, folks. Summer break has officially started for me! The announcement is a little less climactic than, say, the official...
One might think that nearing the finish line of a long and busy school year would be a smooth-paved path of ease and simplicity. One might think that-- but the complete opposite...
After another breathlessly chaotic day substitute teaching in a new class, I slumped into the worn office chair loitering bedraggedly behind the teacher desk and poked under piles of papers and half-sticking...
"Being a long-term substitute is a scam." -Reddit user. The job of a long-term substitute is never easy. These adventurous, and often naive, people can get gobsmacked with an avalanche of classroom...
While I'm a firm believer in giving students consequences for misbehavior, it's much more fun to reward the positive behaviors. Positive behavior can be reinforced in a number of ways as a...