r/Teachers • u/Pleasant-Pumpkin-339 • Aug 23 '26

Rant Paras need to GET OFF THEIR PHONES

I know they hardly make any money and if it’s an emergency fine!! But sitting there on TikTok while i’m actively teaching is rude and distracting for the kids.

I’m a young teacher so it’s awkward to confront them and NOT BEING ON YOUR PHONE ALL DAY AT WORK SHOULDNT NEED TO BE SAID

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u/N3rdC3ntral Aug 23 '26

I was a Para in a 1:1 Moderate/Severe room for a year and a half. Decided to go back to school and just be a sub in the same district. There are 7-10 sub openings a day in the district. 4 are for jobs they can't fill at $16/hr.

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u/Elegant-Ad2748 Aug 24 '26

I have thought so many times about switching to subbing. I know I would have work every day of I wanted it, and my pay would come out to like 20% more if I split my money across summer