Last year, I worked as a substitute teacher across various districts. This year, as a student teacher, I’ve benefited from the opportunity to observe experienced teachers in action and realized I picked up a few misconceptions about teaching from my…
A few months ago, I visited the Met museum in New York, and while looking at artifacts from Ancient Greece, I came across a placard that explained the origins of the word school. It turns out that school is derived…
As part of the process to obtain a teaching credential from the CTC (Commission on Teacher Credentialing), candidates are required to complete at least 600 hours of clinical practice. In August, I will start an apprenticeship program called Student Teaching,…
As a parent, I couldn’t ignore all of the headlines and news stories about the teacher shortage currently happening. In fact, California was ranked third in a study of states with the highest teacher shortage, see article here. But this…
Did I need to quit my job before starting to substitute teach? In hindsight, probably not. I didn’t know any better, so I quit my job in the spring and by the time I got my substitute teaching credential in…