teaching?.........?

Question

ok what is the better way to go? be a full time sub or just a teacher? i heard subs get paid more ($100 day)?

also waht are three good things reasaons for being a teacher?, and can you give me three or more supporting details to those main 3?

Answer 1

A teacher is better. Subs do not get paid more.
1.) you get the same class everyday so you build closer relationships with your students and have more of an impact
2.)You can extend your education to make more financially
3.) You get health insurance and your salary is divided up over a 12 month period. Where as a sub will have no income for the summer months. As a teacher you can have that income and pick up a summer job for extra money or just enjoy the summer off with the income coming in plus you get retirement after 30 years in public school. Also as a teacher you get special offers on car insurance and mortgages.

Answer 2

Subbing does pay nicely but you have to understand that it is not permanent work. If you live in CA, I think you only have 90 days per year that you are allowed to sub. Also, you won't have the health benefits that comes with regular teaching work and you'll probably only get asked to sub 2-3 days a week--that's only $300 a week! If you are thinking of seriously becoming a teacher, you'll probably eventually want to move on to a regular full-time teacher.
Moreover, there are many discipline problems that may stress you out to the max because the kids don't regard you as a real teacher. Waking up at 4 or 5 am waiting for that phone call can be a drag too...you'll never have a set schedule.
On the pro side, you can always turn down a sub job because you don't feel like going. Also, you probably won't have that job pressure regular teachers face trying to make students pass standarized tests. Teachers are getting fired because of these "tests."
But subbing can be great way to "test the waters" to see if you could deal with the profession and the administration. I'm assuming you are looking to working at a public school, K-12?
Good luck...teaching can be a very rewarding field!

Answer 3

full time sub would make more if you can get a full time substitute job, I am a teacher in the uk, secondary science and wil get £120 a day for some jobs but would earn minimum of £20,000 a year for full time teaching. however there is less satisfaction in subbbing and you can actually make yourself unemployable in the long term if you sub as questions are asked as to why you haven't got a full time job. Go full time get expperience then move into subbing if you want but only with a few years experience.

Answer 4

Teachers get paid more, plus you get benefits. Even if where you live subs do get paid more, it's not guaranteed work and the benefits are pretty important unless you have great insurance already. Plus, if you want a loan for anything, you'll need a stable job.

Answer 5

Definitely teachers. Maybe subs get more per day...but in the long run, it's better to be a teacher.

Answer 6

For being a teacher?

1. You get gifts on holidays.
2. You get lots of breaks like weekends and spring break, summer break, winter break etc. Unlike a real job where you get a week's break once a year.
3. If you teach high school, you can have fun. Older kids are more mature and kids will treat you with respect if your a "cool" teacher.

Answer 7

Geez, are you kidding? A teacher makes more than a sub. The second part of your question seems to be homework.....

Answer 8

teacher for the benefits you wont get as a sub

Answer 9

Hi,

Speaking as a second year teacher myself, if you want more money, become a full time teacher. The way that it works out, even if you make 100 dollars a day as a sub, for five days a week, depending on your school district, you could be making at least 200 dollars a day. Besides, substituting is not a steady line of work. You will be called more often on Fridays and Mondays, and you could get a really evil class where the students refuse to listen to you, though you are a certified teacher.

I'm not knocking subs, believe me. I believe subs should receive as much if not more respect as regular teachers because they are our go-to people when we hit a rough patch or need some time to ourselves. I make it a rule in my class to always respect the sub as much as myself. Always look for those teachers that have that rule.

If your interested in pay schedules, check out the ISD websites, under administration. They have links to pay schedules that scaffold pay passed on education and years of experience. If you become a sub, you are not required to get a certification through the state, but you also have to have college hours behind you. As a teacher, you have to get certification, either through an acredited university or alternative certification program. check them out.

Okay, three reasons to become a teacher. Let me first warn you, there are going to be good days and bad days, as in any job. You have to be ready for the challenges that you are up against eveyday. However, personally, as a career choice, you are offered an oppurtunity of a lifetime.

Reason 1: You are offered countless oppurtunities to let your creativity shine. i know of no other profession where creativity is valued and highly encouraged. Today, in our society, kids are constantly drawn to more high-tech, alternative, hands-on experience that can relate to the world around them. If you have ideas as to create great activities that engage and involve students to the highest level of learning, the benefits are wonderful. Also, you have a chance to really connect to students in many ways parents cannot. Remember, you as a young (?) teacher are closer to their age than their parents, and you see them more often than their parents. You have a chance to ignite their passion for academics that they could possibly never get in their lifetimes. Consider that thoroughly.

Reason 2: a chance to work with some of the greatest minds in the business. i don't know about where you will work, but at my school, we have some gifted and talented teachers who love to teach. They create the best lesson plans to use for a particular area of study, and we constantly talk to each other about what works, and we share lesson plans. As a first year teacher, it becomes a daunting task to create all of these great lessons and activities, but believe me, that's why you make nice-nice with the big kahuna on campus. Also, some teachers may have better ways of tweaking your ideas than you imagined. I have a fantastic teacher who I constantly talk to. She gives me great ideas to introduce my lessons, and helps me create wrap-ups that stick with the students. Finally, you become a better person by working with these people. They give you the morals and values that make you a more enjoyable person to be around.

Reason 3: The only reason you need. You make a difference. You may not make a difference today, or tommorrow, but some time in your life, one of your students is going to come up to you and say, "You helped me when I needed you." Okay, maybe not in those words. i know teaching is an uphill battle everyday, and it may seem like your wasting your time, but everyday you walk in that classroom, you touch the lives of those children. Children, all ages and groups and cultures, need a guiding hand to help them. Some kids are so lost and dejected about the real world, school is the only escape from abuse, drugs, hunger, etc. You are the person they see as their escape, even when they get mad or they feel sick of school. Every day they walk into that class, they have moved one step closer to breaking free of their miserable situations. You can make that possible.

Okay, enough of the inspirational crap. Just a little food for thought. Whatever you decide, good luck. I know you will be great in all you do. If you need more information, don't hestitate to e-mail me at [e-mail]. Good luck future educator!