Certified Sub - not a career path

I completed my substitute training last Thursday. I learned that APS is short 100 substitutes everyday. And now with APS cutting teacher positions and enacting a hiring freeeze, the lack of teachers in schools will only become worse.

It doesn't make any sense that schools fail AYP and then instead of increasing the teacher to student ratio to ensure student success, school must cut teachers. Although subbing might be my only option for a job in the school system next year, I have been warned by many teachers that this will only cause me to burn out as a teacher. Subbing is harder than teaching. You have to deal with misbehaving students everyday and do not get the chance to make an impact on the lives of these children. I would like to sub some for experience, but I really want my own classroom. We discussed other job options in my UNM classes: Teach for America, DODD schools, Silva tudoring. Dr. Bryant suggested we go to grad school. Since I was already planning on finishing grad school, this advice was not too helpful. And since I am finishing my schooling, I have to stay in Albuquerque -which means I cannot take any teahcing jobs that require relocating. I really want to move and thought that teaching would help me stay put for another year while I finish my Master's. It will be much harder if I do not get my own classroom. I have been working on my cover letter and resume lately. And I am meeting with Mrs. Dawn Moore to get some interview tips. With luck, I will land a job at a local charter school. If not, I must be flexible -like a true teacher.