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by laomai 1314 days ago
Become a substitute teacher first. I've heard good STEM substitutes are hard to find. (and frequently rebooked)

It'll also a low bar way to test out whether you enjoy teaching, and which age range you prefer to teach.

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How does that pay though? I know OP mentioned they’re fine with a paycut, but I my understanding was subs tend to get a low per-diem pay that would probably end up much less than 1/3 of what they were getting in tech. Most subs I remember tended to be rather old and I imagine they were mostly supplementing other income.
Just be ready to get called at 5AM for work at 7AM at a school that could be an hour away, and then get treated like shit by the staff and the kids. You could not pay me enough to do that.
In the upper Midwest, somewhere between 100-200 per day is typical.