Why do I want to be a substitute teacher?

People ask me why I want to be a substitute teacher when it is such an underrated profession that barely pays minimum wage in most districts.

Besides the fact that I love to work with, teach and entertain children,  I am a big advocate on getting bullies out of our schools and I think the best way to bring out the bullies in a classroom is to be a substitute teacher.  Don't you remember how the substitutes were treated when you were in school? I do, and it was "the mean kids" that were the worst. So this is a great way to identify them and try to give them that special attention they need.

It is my theory, or platform, that if a substitute teacher is armed with a healthy helping of child psychology and a good "bag of tricks" (*) you could really help minimize the adult bully population by catching them while they are young.  And like myself, some of the adults today that were picked on by bullies when they were young, might have more self-esteem and in many cases less mental issues. To bully is to abuse.

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* A "bag of tricks" is what substitute teachers use to aid them in keeping order in the classroom so they can follow the scheduled lesson the teacher had planned while they were away.