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Subs are required to have a 4 year degree minimum whereas teaching assistants/paras need at least 2 years of college. A para is an aide whereas a sub is closer to being a teacher. In NY, some subs are long term and are just like any regularly appointed teacher.
Teacher assistants by far because they have to be pursing a masters they teach at a college level, a substitute teacher has BA but can only teacher high school. Most substitute teachers are subs because they were not good enough to get a steady job.
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A Sub is a fully qualified teacher while the Teacher Assistant is more like work experience.
good question huh. I think they have just the same level when we are talking or referring to their educational background...you cannot be an assistant if you don not have a background of education dealing with pupils or children(It applies in my country but i just dont know if it applies in your country) and then you cannot be a substitute when you are not a graduate of the same college. BUT when it comes to classroom experience or the degree of the work, substitute teachers are more experienced than assisstant teachers.
I suppose it depends on how you look at it. A sub needs a four year degree, but they're still just a sub. A paraprofessional is a permanent fixture in the building, so they'll get more respect.
Interesting question. I guess it depends on how you look at it.
I was a substitute teacher while I worked on getting my teaching license. (I have a bachelor's, but it's not in education.) I always told the assistant, "You know more about what goes on in the classroom on a daily basis than I do," and would ask questions. The schools I subbed in said the substitute teacher had more of an authority, but I always respected the assistants the few times they were in the classroom with me.
Most of the districts around here only require a sub to have a year of college. Long-term subs have to be licensed to teach that subject (or subjects). However, if the district can't find any who are, the district will hire someone with a bachelor's degree in that area, as long as the person has had experience subbing. I guess this is why the schools I've subbed for said the assistant is the "assistant" to the substitute teacher as well.
SOME states say a substitute teacher has to be a licensed teacher. Requirements vary between districts and/or states.
Assistants have to pass a test or have completed 60 college credits (and none of the credits have to be in education). Those who had their job before the law was passed are grandfathered in.
Assistants normally cannot conduct a class on their own, but one of the districts I used to sub for sometimes had them take the place of a substitute teacher if the school could not find one for that day. However, the assistants would be paid the rate of the substitute teacher (which was higher) the day they subbed.
Some substitute teachers are licensed teachers, but it's hard to get a teaching job where I live unless it's for Math, Spanish, or Special Education. Plenty of licensed elementary teachers can't get a job in the area because of the fact there are few job openings in the public schools.
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