Originally Posted by pgoat
I used to teach....and I will!
seriously thought teaching can be really rewarding. It had better be, cause despite what everyone thinks it is not an easy job. Easy to become a teacher? yeah, maybe. Easy to be a great teacher? no way! Only the ones who go the extra mile and then some are the ones you remember and who make a difference in people's lives.....hence the reward.
If anyone is even thinking about teaching, I say try it. even if you don't like it it it's a fascinating trip!
Easy to become a teacher? Not here in Washington!
Last quarter I had 5 classes and they were 3 hours each night and a ton of homework every night and all weekend. I was working at my regular job and teaching at the elementary school science club on Fridays. By the time I went to bed, my husband was getting up to go to work! Oh, and wait, then there is my daughter who needs parenting! This summer I have 4 classes and they are 5 hours long, 2 days a week - that way they can cram in 12 weeks of education and work into 8 weeks.
Yikes!
Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining!
Anyway, when all is said a done, I'm looking forward to teaching math and science in middle school. Scary but very, very exciting and rewarding....
I can only hope to become as great of a teacher as those who have taught me.
(Life before career-changing: Biotech)