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September 09, 2008 |
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I am a teacher cum warden and have been teaching children upto class five. Also I was incharge of the hostel where these small children were residing. I quite enjoyed my work though it was tiresome at times.
My advice in this regard would be ,join this line only if you love children and have tolerance enough to forgive and forget.I will remember my career for some beautiful words and cards that the children give me off and on. Their words are so sincere that they touch your heart.I am now getting old,and as I love varied experiences I would like a change of profession now,if possible.It is rewarding to see the respect children give you ,and more so, when you meet them after they are grown up and they come running to you and wishing you, reminding you as to who they are. This has happened several times and in the market,or on the station I come across a young lady who was once a student with me and is so full of me that I feel overwhelmed.
However ,in our country they do not pay the teachers well and that is why I have no roof over my head though I am about to retire.So make sure you earn enpugh in the profession you join.
In the end I will only say that a noble profession it is but in today,s mechanical world it is more important to look at the package you get. |
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October 28, 2007 |
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I would highly recommend this career to anyone who is truly dedicted to a life of sevice to children. Don't think you can become a teacher half heartedly. You have to be 100% committed to the job. And remember, it's not just the children you are dealing with, it's also admisnistrators and parents.
In addition to the satisfaction you will get, knowing that you are making a difference in the life of children, your working schedule will coinside with your children's schedules. You will have most of the same holidays off, summers off, etc.
One thing you should know about teaching is that the burn out rate can be pretty high. You have to keep learning, growing, taking continuing education courses, etc. You will not always be able to attend your children's functions, like the Halloween parade, the school programs, etc. because you are tied up at your school. |
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May 07, 2007 |
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This career has both pros and cons. I really like that we have most major holidays, summers, and all weekends off. We also usually get a good winter and spring break. So, if you have kids at home, that's a plus. However, teachers are liable for lawsuits because we deal with people's children. Also, we don't ever get to go out for lunch or run errands on our break time like other professions. I would say that the major con is the pay. For the education, I have, I do not get paid what others with the same or less education do.
If I had it to do over again, I would still choose teaching, if I had to work outside the home. My real desire is to stay at home with my kids.
Know this, there is a lot of trends in education and they all require teachers to take in a lot of professional development and spend extra time, and sometimes these programs are replaced by the next year! |
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February 04, 2007 |
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My advice to you if you are considering this career: you must love children, you must love all aspects of it (being a leader, being creative, being a counselor, being a disciplinarian, etc.). You must be able to work on you own (that is, you are given the curriculum and you must come up with your own ideas on how to teach it), but you must also be able to work with fellow teachers to come up with ideas, especially within your own grade level. I would recommend this career, and if I had to do it all again, I would choose it again. Pros and cons: of course, you have your summers and vacations off. You make good money (I taught in CT and pay is high there). If you love kids, you are surrounded by them all day. Cons: planning and correcting. I would be up all night with a stack of correcting and I had to plan for the following week. You are given the curriculum but you need to constantly be creative to come up with great ideas for getting the material across to the kids. Then there are the discipline problems, and sometimes the parents of these kids do not believe that their child could do something wrong. Sometimes the kids decide that they don't like you, and that is hard to deal with. What you should know about this career: do not go into it just because you get summers off. You leave at the end of June, come back to clean up your classroom, and have to go back in August to set up the classroom again. Also, you will be going to school for the rest of your career (you need to get a Master's Degree at some point, then you need continuing education credits every few months, which require schooling). I found that teaching was easier when I was single, with no kids. The minute I had kids, I found teaching difficult because I had no time for them; correcting and planning took up so much of my time. It is very rewarding but you work so incredibly hard. |
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January 30, 2007 |
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Choose this career if you can imagine working hard everyday with some short-term payoffs, such as a child learns to read, and some long-term payoffs, such as an adult tells you that because of you he/she writes everyday, decided to become a filmmaker or even a teacher as you did. Be prepared for daily challenges that the children have no control over such as the developmental stage they are passing through, their parents got divorced yesterday or the brand new math books will not be here for another month. Exercise all your creative powers, your most advanced positive personality traits and your ability to commit to another human being for at least a year of your life, in depth, up close and personal. This is not a career for cowards. This career takes courage, brilliance and multi-intelligences. Do you think you have what it takes? |
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January 16, 2007 |
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I never wonder if my job matters; I teach kids to read, and I am quite sure I make a real difference in their lives. I love working with students, helping them to find their strengths and overcome their weaknesses. Young kids are very impressionable, so you can have a tremendous amount of influence (for better or for worse).
The drawbacks to teaching are well-known: we are paid poorly, considering our education (most teachers I know have or are getting a master's degree). We are often treated like non-professionals, sometimes by our administrators, sometimes by parents, often by the media. Many people assume they could do our job without any trouble; there is little respect for our training, experience, and knowledge. We supposedly have summers off, but remember the paychecks stop coming in those off months, so most teachers have a second job. Also you have to take courses (generally at your own expense) to keep your teaching license current -- usually in the summer. Not a lot of vacation time there.
Current laws are placing a lot of strain on teachers, expecting our students to overcome nearly impossible hurdles to meet standards, and not providing the funding to help us help the students. That is enormously frustrating, because you have to watch some kids slip through the cracks in front of your eyes and you don't have the resources to help them.
In the classroom, you are responsible for not ONE 6-year-old (remember babysitting?) but 20 - 30 of them. Most of your job involves crowd control and consistent discipline, not just playtime and read-alouds. Your job is about helping kids grow up smart and strong, not just patting them on the head and loving their cuteness. I work over 50 hours per week on a very regular basis; my first 2-3 years, I worked close to 80 hours/week most of the year, and I was paycheck-to-paycheck on my rent because of the low pay.
Would I do anything besides teaching? No way; there is no other job in the world that is as mentally challenging and as satisfying. I love my work! On the other hand, do not go into it blind; teaching is NOT an easy job, it is not about having summers off, and you fail on a daily basis because it simply is not possible to help every child meet 100% success. There is a lot of pressure, and if you don't absolutely love your subject matter and your students, you will be very unhappy and will probably have a very negative impact on the next generation.
Yes, be a teacher if you have the passion for it, but don't think it's all about crayons and storytime! We have serious standards and the job is not an easy one. |
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January 16, 2007 |
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Being a teacher is very rewarding because you make a difference in the lives of people around you. You also make enough money to survive--although it is not enough money to own expensive cars or really nice houses.
If I had to do it all over again, I would still be a teacher. But, I have to do this job, because I really like working with kids and interacting with them. I've seen some people get into education because they think it is easy. It is not the hardest job on your body, but it tests you in other areas. You have to be patient, kind, caring, and thoughtful--even when you don't want to be. Don't become a teacher unless you have spent some time in a classroom and really know that it's for you. Volunteer or just observe in a classroom as you are planning on a career path.
Somethings you might not have heard about as far as being a teacher is cleaning up vomit, having your pencils stolen, or having to make the kids change seats often just because they can't get along. Those are some of the cons. Plus, there is a lot of administrative paperwork along with grading papers, and filling out report cards. Sometimes staying late for conferences and "parties" can be a drag. You work long hours, and sometimes on weekends. But I don't think the cons outweigh the pros.
The good things about teaching are awesome. You get a big paycheck once a month--even in the summer when you don't have to work. The kids all love you, even the few that say they hate you and cuss at you in a fit of anger. You help them. I mean, really help them live a better life. You also learn from them. They help you have a better life.
I think we need more good teachers. People who are willing to sacrifice a little bit of their well-being to help others. If you aren't willing to spend the time every day with the little ones, there are other job options in administration and elsewhere that are conected to education and can still help the students--behind the scenes. Even politicians can make such a difference in our education.
Overall, I recommend my career as an educator. It is something I plan to stick with until I get old and retire. |
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