Hmm, so slashing the pay for substitute teachers results in...a huge dearth of substitute teachers. Who would have thought?
Denver Public Schools is asking parents to fill in as substitute teachers. The school district said it's so short of subs that it's writing to parents in hopes that they'll step in. The shortage comes after daily pay for substitutes was cut from $120 to $81.School officials say substitutes do not need teaching experience, just a college degree and a special certificate, which can be obtained.
Better yet, why don't those parents just homeschool? I mean, if you knew that your school was willing to let anyone with a degree and a certificate sub your kid, and that they were only going to pay them 81 bucks, and the school is trying to get you to sub your kid to boot - why not just eliminate the middleman altogether? Then you wouldn't have to follow all these guidelines, either.
Posted by kswygert at March 29, 2005 04:15 PM