We already know that teachers are overworked and underpaid. But substitutes assume all the same risks as full-time teachers — without the same benefits.
, don’t forget to add your kids’ teachers to the list. The pandemic highlighted some hard truths, but never before has it been more obvious how incredibly undervaluedIn the past, subs were called in for the occasional sick day, maternity leave, or maybe to fill a longer gap here or there. There has been a mass exodus in teaching over the last two years, sped up in part by the pandemic.
Just like in other service positions, masking expectations vary, and you don’t know if your students have been vaxxed. Substitute teachers have to weigh the risk associated with being exposed to the virus in a classroom environment and coming to work. Will the money they earn be enough to pay any hospital bills should they catch COVID on the job?According to ZipRecruiter, $14 an hour is the national average for substitute teachers.
“Honestly, it’s a nightmare. We have no time to prep. On top of that, I am subbing two to three times a week and have a hard time keeping up with my own workload,” she said. When our littles are at recess or lunch or going to another special class — instead of our kids’ teachers getting a 20-minute break, or preparing for their next class, they’re making a mad dash to another classroom.
Even though this substitute teacher shortage has climbed to an all-time high, it shouldn’t come as a shock or surprise.
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