Job Responsibilities
Supervizing students in High School classes 5 days a week for 35
hours. Replacing teachers in their absence during this time.
Teaching History of Western Philosophy for 90 hour course.
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Job Requirements
In replacing teachers I administer lesson plans, keep students
on task, provide guidance to students on subject matter which
varies. I may replace any subject in High school and may be
required to correct papers and students work and log all
absentees and other administrative requirements.
The western philosophy course which I teach is to Mexican
international students. I prepare, grade and teach the content,
training students to think for themselves and philosophize. They
come from Mexican private schools and range from 16 to 18 yrs of
age.
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Uppers
Receiveing the rare receptive student who enjoys the content and has
demonstrated insight and illumination in thought over the period of the course.
Also the itinerancy as a substitute teacher and the class content variety.
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Downers
The pay is poor and work is temporary. Good classes and good
content or subject matter is also scarce. I like to teach those
students who are teachable.
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Lifestyle
Dress is casual depending on the school. There are no restrictions on race and
intelligence, all school age children will have a place in the schools, even the
most severally handicapped who may make up the special education program, and
even unwed teenagers are accommodated in special programming and child care. A
fulltime teacher will be working a good 50 to 60 hour weeks in the first 2 years
as he or she establishes a good understanding and assignment and grading
documentation that cover the curriculum content for his or her teaching subject.
The same will go for extracurricular participation.
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Compensation
A substitute teacher receives no benefits other than some
pension benefits and unemployment insurance. The substitute is
not on contract perse. A contracted teacher will receive
dental, life, unemployment, diability insurance and a range of
pay betweeen $30,000 and $70,000 a year depending on seniority,
years in service and educational level.
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Advice to Jobseekers
Job outlook is very good, however one needs to make sure that
their personality profile fits the industry demands on
teachers. To test this, the best thing to do is to take on some
lower position as an aid in a school, and see if you are
designed for that type of employment and check out each and
every school you may be interested in for its particular
cultural bent. Each school is as different as apple and
oranges. Mke sure which level you are suited for regardless of
sense of expertise, and whether you love children or love
content. If you are children lover, the level may not matter,
nor the content. But if content is important and you want to
specialize, High school, senior years or college or univeristy
would be the way to go.
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