Hey Boomers, let's rejoice! The reason our Soc. Security is delayed for two years is

[maddiemom]

92. If you really get into organizing subs in this way, let me know if I can help.

I was a tenured teacher with six years experience when I followed my then husband in an out of state career move and started a family. At the time I felt very lucky to be able to be a stay at home mom while our daughter was a pre-schooler (although she started Montessori school at three and was reading at a sixth grade level when she started first grade--at a total loss with math subjects, sadly). By the time I was ready to go back to teaching, I had an M.ED. and a number of credits toward a PHD. I could sub my butt off, but get hired full time? I would have been third from the top of the salary scale in the one district I knew the best (in academic terms), plus six years of experience. Another long story, but did you have the experience that GPA was way more important than excellent to superior classroom ratings when you actually taught? I know there's been considerable grade inflation, because I felt I'd been gifted with a bit myself when I went for my second certification. No potential district that was hiring ever cared about my actual classroom ratings, although they were very favorable from more than one principal, plus a principal who observed me , also very favorably when I was subbing. A teacher in the building had requested me while she took a sabbatical. The school board interviewed me, but decided on another applicant who was a friend of one of them. She had a seriously ailing child at home, and I ended up filling in for her (at daily sub wages, although they docked her for those days) about half the semester. OK, I'm finished venting. Sorry! I'm sure there a lot more of us out there, however, since I know several personally.