• Pandantic@midwest.social
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    3 months ago

    As an educator, I’m shocked … that they have the backup subs and/or a replacement teacher to justify losing a teacher over this.

    • Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.works
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      3 months ago

      Isn’t there a never-ending supply of substitute teachers who are desperate for a full time job? That’s what I hear from teachers in Canada.

      • GlendatheGayWitch@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Not so much in the US. At least in my state, they don’t have enough subs and have to double up classes when a teacher is sick.

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        3 months ago

        Omg I wish that were true! We can’t get decent (or any) subs like 95% of the time. It used to be that you could sub with a bachelor’s degree and a substitute certificate or any teaching license. Now, we’re so desperate that it’s basically any adult who can pass a background check. Most of the time, teachers just ended up skipping their prep time to cover the missing teacher’s class.

        • Sentient Loom@sh.itjust.works
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          3 months ago

          Start advertising in New Brunswick and Ontario (Canada) because there are many teachers in years-long queues waiting to finally land an actual job.

          • Ilovemyirishtemper@lemmy.world
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            3 months ago

            Yeah, but Canadians don’t want to work as a teacher in the US. Like, it would be a bad idea for y’all because you would lose so much. We treat our teachers far worse. You’d get crappier pay, be treated like dirt by a large chunk of the populace, run the ever-increasing chance of getting shot on the job, and have to start paying health insurance premiums out of you light paycheck.