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In reply to the discussion: So I was called in to sub late this morning at our local rural elementary school [View all]duffyduff
(3,251 posts)31. Substitute teaching pools have been traditionally a hiring pool
for regular teachers. The vast majority of subs are certified teachers trying to get a regular gig or are retired teachers.
Many will sub for many years just to get their feet in the door.
It is virtually impossible unless you are a relative of a current employee to break into the system otherwise. Even if you have been laid off or wrongly canned from another school district, you have to start all over again by substituting.
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So I was called in to sub late this morning at our local rural elementary school [View all]
liberalhistorian
Dec 2012
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The only overpaid, incompetent, lazy, "public leeches" I know of are those we call legislators. nt
valerief
Dec 2012
#2
98% of them & appointed positions, about 80% of the administrators, and about 40% of the rest. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#3
Government employees. I spent many years working with almost every level and all
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#6
In regard to teachers I have only my own experience to draw upon, but that experience
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#20
Apologies. Responded to the comment about legislators, didn't consider the context of your post.
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#39
I don't claim to know anything about teachers, except that my mother worked for
valerief
Dec 2012
#7
It would be great to start a thread with all of the Repugs who said all of the negative things about
Dustlawyer
Dec 2012
#15
One of my kids asked me yesterday if I had heard about what happened in CT
proud2BlibKansan
Dec 2012
#30
I have three grandkids in public schools, thank you for what you do and for caring n/t
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#36