I live in a town with a very large major university (which has a teacher certification program). The local population is educated above the state average. Regardless, our school district cannot get enough substitute teachers. Ever. The district has increased substitute teacher pay. And what substitutes they do get are, generally speaking, pitiful. Generally, they are unemployed people who are unemployed for obvious reasons.
And no one with a brain wants to expose themselves to the horrors of substitute teaching.
Generally speaking, you don’t have a clue. My obvious otherwise unemployment reason for being a sub was to know exactly what was going on in our kids’ school. Wow, who could possibly imagine someone with a masters would want to set aside a career to raise their kids. What a pitiful no brained scum I am. At least I’m not alone as several FRiends have stooped to such lowly positions. Let us all bow down to those holier than us. All praise, Clara Lou! All hail, Clara Lou!