Doesn't matter what. I don't know what the rules around it are up in North Carolina, but where I am you just need a high school diploma to substitute teach. It's glorified babysitting since you just fill in for a day here, maybe 2 or 3 there when a teacher is out sick, has to leave early for an appointment, anything like that.
The teachers will usually leave a list of things they want the sub to have the kids down while they're out but the general assumption is that's just a day of school lost for good because it's a toss-up whether the sub actually gets the kids to do what is—at most— glorified busy work.
Course, for long-term sub positions you need an actual degree and probably something along the lines of successfully finishing the Praxis-II exam for that subject. This is different from the normal sub work because you'll be in charge of that class for months, maybe even a semester or even longer depending.
But yeah, generally you just need a fucking high school diploma to be in charge of someone's kids for a day in the school systems.
Source: had the misfortune to teach for a bit in the mid-10s. Substitute taught before that.
To be fair, a lot of subs will be fresh out of college with an education major diploma and requisite certs to be able to teach, but depending on your location and subject matter you'll have to work your way up into a full time teaching job from the drag that is substitute teaching. More often the case if it's some kid certified to teach English or History without having a coaching background or something similar to back your CV up. Not so much a concern if you're certified to teach math or science. In fact, depending on your state you won't even need to have an education major to teach those subject areas so long as you come from a science or math background they're so hard up for math and science teachers.
Doesn't matter what. I don't know what the rules around it are up in North Carolina, but where I am you just need a high school diploma to substitute teach. It's glorified babysitting since you just fill in for a day here, maybe 2 or 3 there when a teacher is out sick, has to leave early for an appointment, anything like that.
The teachers will usually leave a list of things they want the sub to have the kids down while they're out but the general assumption is that's just a day of school lost for good because it's a toss-up whether the sub actually gets the kids to do what is—at most— glorified busy work.
Course, for long-term sub positions you need an actual degree and probably something along the lines of successfully finishing the Praxis-II exam for that subject. This is different from the normal sub work because you'll be in charge of that class for months, maybe even a semester or even longer depending.
But yeah, generally you just need a fucking high school diploma to be in charge of someone's kids for a day in the school systems.
Source: had the misfortune to teach for a bit in the mid-10s. Substitute taught before that.
To be fair, a lot of subs will be fresh out of college with an education major diploma and requisite certs to be able to teach, but depending on your location and subject matter you'll have to work your way up into a full time teaching job from the drag that is substitute teaching. More often the case if it's some kid certified to teach English or History without having a coaching background or something similar to back your CV up. Not so much a concern if you're certified to teach math or science. In fact, depending on your state you won't even need to have an education major to teach those subject areas so long as you come from a science or math background they're so hard up for math and science teachers.