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Be wary a little bit
If you are looking for full time teaching employment, be aware that to some degree you are setting yourself up for the world's longest interview/tryout.
Sometimes, subbing lets you get your foot in the door, but other times, it can almost work against you because it changes the way they see you and lumps you in to a group of people who some places only have to have high school diplomas.
I've also seen long term subs get the shaft. Most of us aren't perfect from day to day, and when you fill the same job for six or twelve weeks as a sub, you get the pleasure of dealing with crazy kids and parents just like the rest of us. Instead of the completely clean slate that other candidates get in the interview, you will likely have some baggage that they don't.
(I report this not from personal experience as a sub, but as a witness to it happening to other people. Instead of being grateful that someone stepped up and took over, "they" hold the longterm sub responsible for every negative outcome. Did the classroom teacher leave bad plans? Are some of the parents clearly crazy? Were there some discipline issues? Irrationally, all that reflects on you.)
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