Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

My husband will be doing his student teaching coming next year and I was wondering how you all did it living home or on your own with no income for 4-6months?? How did you survive??

Just wondering!!'
I guess this question is more for people that were living on there own not at there parents house not paying for rent.

Thanks in advance

Denise

Message edited 3/28/2005 2:53:59 PM.

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

Yes, I lived with my parents. I was only able to waitress on the weekends so I was broke.

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

Yes. I was home.

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

i was home and on a strict budget with as much money saved as possible

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

I did my student teaching just after DH and I got married. It was hard going down to one salary, but I tutored while student teaching so I made some money there.

We just basically really evaluated our budget and chopped off anything that wasn't a necessity.

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

I did not live at home. I was lucky enough that my job let me stay. I cut back my hours, but I would student teach and then go straight to work (I was a paralegal.) I don't know how else we would have been able to do it. I needed to make some $$$. I was lucky my job was so flexible with me.

Message edited 3/28/2005 4:31:35 PM.

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

I worked at night, did freelance graphic design work and worked my butt off the summer before....

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

FH and I both were living on our own and doing our internships/student teaching at the same time. It is tough but we both worked nights and weekends in order to pay the bills.

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

Fh did it last september, and yes, he was living at home. And there were no movies, takeout was rare, and he was on a very strict lunch budget too. The teachers he worked with often went to lunch at an italian place around the corner, but he would brown-bag it.

He student taught about 40 miles away from home, and had to fill his gas tank 2x a week sometimes.

He made it, and you will too.

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

I was living with Fh and it was not easy..but we made it work! I was still in college and he was working so it was okay...but i wasnt able to spend a lot...parents helped out a lot too!

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

i was at home, i had savefd up a lot b/c it was right before christmas and i was working in a restaurant about a third of the way through it.

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

I was living at home, and I had a part time job every weekend for money....it was a very stressful time for me

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

I was lucky enough to do my "student teaching" in my regular parochial school classroom, so I was actually earning an income (if you can call it that!)

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

I worked full time at night when I was doing it.

and yes, it sucked but I was not going to give up my salary

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

I lived at home (still do unfortunately on my salary) but worked evenings and weekends at a learning center for $$ to pay car payments car insurance bills, etc.

Re: Teacher question- Where you living at home when you do your student teaching?

Ok thanks ladies