The latest thing I have learned is that if you are a new teacher for grades K-12 is to substitute for at least one year. Even though it doesn't pay much salary wise (I am currently making only one third of what I use to make), it does pay much in experience.
Now that the school year is almost over and that I am looking forward to getting a full teaching position next school year, I can look back and see that my experience on handling many aspects of the academic world has grown tremendously. Not only have I learned which schools I would prefer to get a job at, but also what grades I would like to teach. I have also benefited from observing other teachers methods and classrooms.
Probably what I have learned about the school's politics has been them most important information . I have to thank the one teacher who has taking interest in my new career and has guided me through the dos and don'ts. I wish I could give more details and specifics at this time, but there is two factors that affect this, first that it really depends not only on your school district, but it also depends in which school you are at. As much as school districts try to keep unity between schools, it doesn't happen. The school ambiance and attitudes is entirely dependent on the current administration regardless of what reputation that school has had before.
So, as you substitute through your district look carefully at the attitudes from other teachers and pay attention to their conversations. Be very observant at the way the administration handles you as a substitute and how they handle disciplinary problems. Maintain your ears open to hear how students themselves feel about their school. Do not forget to talk to the custodians, and other support people, they also will give you insights that otherwise you will not know about.
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