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By Michelle

If you were giving benefits of subbing, I would include:

1. A sub learns to think on his or her feet.
2. A sub must have a good sense of humor. One day I had to guard the fire alarm all day. I suppose it could have
been worse.
3. A sub benefits from the exposure to different schools and students. Often a sub is placed in high risk areas where the regular teacher desperately needs a break, so the sub learns how to respond to a multitude of classroom management issues.
4. A sub generally has quick reflexes and mental acuity. He or she has to learn anywhere from 20-100 names in one day and must

stop a speeding bullet in one bound.
5. Since there is often a lessonplan, a sub must make up something that seems meaningful and yet must be able to be completed by multiple intelligences.
6. Regardless of size and status (subs are on the lowest echelon) s/he must still command the class. A MS/HS sub must be able to glare at a student and make him or her sit, throw out the gum, put the chips away, refrain from foul language, allow only one student out at once, wrangle out a real name, and still look professional, composed, and kindly.
7. Subs get to have fun. They get to talk with students, ask their opinions, find out about their lives. Many students better relate to subs, kind of like a shrink.

Good luck!