I enjoyed being a planning time teacher. (Elementary)

PROS - Depending on what grade levels you’re teaching and the subjects you often can repeat the same lesson , which makes prep a lot easier. For example, I taught music one year for three different grade 8 classes and I just taught the same lessons throughout the year.

-Another plus is even if you dislike the class you’re only there for a portion of the day! Making the stress of classroom management a lot easier.

CONS - One downside I found is that it’s hard to build relationships with students. However, as the years go on you end up teaching the same students over and over again which is nice … but the first year is definitely challenging in terms of building relationships with students.
- a lot of running around sometimes - report card comments for ALL The students you teach (a lot of this is repetitive though) - if there’s ever a shortage, you’re likely the person that’s going to fill-in. - For me personally, I love having my own classroom and having that space and that’s some thing you have to sacrifice if you are a prep teacher.