The part of subbing I like the best is not having any papers to grade. As an English teacher that can get really heavy. The part I don't like is seeing so many God-awful teachers. There are just so many, you can't imagine if you're not out there. Of course, there are quite a few good ones, but they are heavily in the minority. There's four science teachers in one school I sub in. One is amazing, one is adequate, and two are terrible and have no business even being in a school as a janitor let alone teaching.
That part of subbing is really tough to see. It's funny how strong of a bond I can make with some students just seeing them sporadically throughout the year. Some teachers struggle to do the same and they see the students everyday.
Another good part is that I do get to see various schools, various teachers, many different room decors, and all sorts of approaches. I love this part the most.
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