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SouthShoreSerenade t1_iyy3qk0 wrote

Read the contract before you accept any offers. It's easy to get over excited when you get an offer and hear the salary, but you have to dig deeper. How many personal days do you get? Sick days? Is your work year 182 days? 187? 190? Max class size? Teaching load to prep period ratio? Duties outside of teaching? Is there any level of reimbursement for the mandatory graduate credits you will be required to earn?

Working conditions and respect for the profession always trump pay for me. I could make more elsewhere, but I'd have to lose some sweet bennies from my current workplace.

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MojitoSipper OP t1_iyy9ksu wrote

Currently right now, since I don't have any teaching experience as a teacher, I am trying to find jobs that are teaching related - like: instructor, museum educator, etc - while I am in the process of getting my teaching license. Will those experiences make a difference on the resume when I start applying for teaching jobs?

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spiked_macaroon t1_iyyc7zy wrote

Yeah probably but a good way in is as an instructional assistant in special ed. That way you'll already know the school and will have experience in special ed. Every classroom is a special ed classroom.

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Wildwoodywoodpecker t1_iyykqve wrote

You could get hired as a sub without any experience, tomorrow.

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Meerkatable t1_iyyjx03 wrote

Being a para is also good for resumes. It’s not uncommon for a school to hire a para on as a teacher after they get their degree. It happened to me and quite a few other people I know.

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MojitoSipper OP t1_iyyowfg wrote

Can you clarify a little more what you mean by para?

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Meerkatable t1_iyytu7r wrote

A paraprofessional or a TA. They usually are hired to assist the special ed department. Some positions deal with intense cases but a lot of positions function as support for mild to moderate disabilities, like helping students with ADHD stay organized or working through math problems with a student who has a math disability.

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ohhgrrl t1_iyym5iw wrote

Work as a paraprofessional if you want to see what it takes.

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freedraw t1_iyye2rm wrote

Yes, having teaching experience on the resume will help get you interviews. You may want to consider working as a TA in a school system or as an after-school program teacher at a public school. If you already work for a school system in one of those roles, you will have a much better chance of getting a teaching job there when one pops up.

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Ok_District2853 t1_iyy4xex wrote

Ok so which towns are the best?

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Mdecast t1_iyy6040 wrote

Concord carlisle for hs. If you want k-8, carlisle school doesn’t have many teachers leaving after they get hired.

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emdog927 t1_iyzeelf wrote

As a recent alum, those teachers make $$$ (relatively speaking), nice facilities, well supported and invested admin and parents, good students… I think it’s a great district to work in

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