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AM in Nova (Ashburn, VA) |
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September 15, 2007 |
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Don't commit to any new degree program in education without first having had some experiences as a teaching assistant or a long-term substitute teacher. Concerning the pay: You may wonder why teachers whine about how little money they make even though they make a little above the natural average in pay. The reason teachers complain is because the job is extraordinarily demanding on your stamina, your time, and your sense of independence. Knowing this fact makes it easier to understand why the average K-12 teacher you meet doesn't seem any more intelligent (or even knowledgeable about what he or she teaches) than the average person. What you know about the subject(s) as a teacher is nearly valueless for your survival at the job because the job is mostly about activity management more than actual learning. In a public school, you are given the administrative support, class size, and items in the room that are merely sufficient for a daycare center. Yet you are expected to transform alternately shiftless and spastic teenagers into lifelong learners. You may one day be teaching a subject like history, English, or a foreign language and realize that most of the kids enrolled in your class are about five years behind in maturity. You may be assigned to teach first-year Spanish and then realize that not even the kids who speak Spanish as a first language are ready for the rigors of the class.
You will never be able to get all the paperwork done without extending your workweek to at least fifty-five hours a week. Do you know any high school teachers who spend less time on the job? The chances are that they teach subjects easier to grade like lower-level math, phys. ed., public speaking, drama, or music. About everyone else is overwhelmed with planning, grading, and administrative paperwork. Somewhere in there they make time to teach 270 minutes of classes everyday.
The amount of independence granted to you will depend on your years of experience and the subject you teach. Here's a hint: If the principal every taught the subject or merely took the subject as a student, there's a greater chance he or she will be trying to tell you exactly how to teach--even how to arrange your furniture. If the principal is a former special ed. teacher, do not take an assignment at that school no matter what--unless you're a special ed. teacher. Former special ed. teachers can be wonderfully supportive, but they can be the absolute worst evaluators of teachers because of their tendency to always be guided by hindsight. Special ed. teachers work a very demanding job, but they have a narrower range of responsibility as those who usually adapt the classroom teacher's plan for a few as opposed to classroom teachers who usually do all the lesson planning for all students and receive the brunt of criticism if the plan doesn't work. |
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Anonymous |
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September 10, 2007 |
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I would not immediately recommend teaching. It is a demanding and largely thankless occupation. It can certainly be rewarding, but the rewards are few and far between. The pay is not terrible, but people with a similar level of education in other occupations would certainly hope to be better off than a teacher. If I were considering teaching now, I would certainly think very carefully about not doing it. Having said all of this, I know a lot of teachers who love their jobs, find the work very rewarding, and are generally well liked by the students. They would, however, agree that their job is not easy, and that they had to work very hard to achieve their results. |
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January 20, 2007 |
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I suppose that the biggest piece of advice here is to make sure that you absolutely, positively want to do this more than anything else you can possibly imagine. If not, you won't make it. The job is a litany of sorrow, of crushing defeat, of inflated parental explanations over kids who can barely string two words together, pressure from the administration to make sure that the students do well on standardized tests, then the federal NCLB Act...You'll spend most of your day on paperwork and trying to maintain order. It pays ok, though, and every now and then you get through to somebody and make a real difference in their lives. I don't know if I'd do this again--I don't know what else I'd do, though. So, if this is your true passion, go for it. If not, then run to anything else you can. |
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Anonymous |
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January 17, 2007 |
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Although being a high school teacher is a challenging career, it has its rewards. It's great to share with students an academic area that you have a passion in. Also, as a teacher, you have the freedom to design your own day. Of course, you have to abide by the curriculum determined by your state, but you get to choose how to teach the material. You also get to mentor students who have the potential of being great adults. On the downside, class sizes are large, the pay is low, and some student feel apathetic towards learning. But, no one comes into teaching for the money; they do it because of a sincere desire to make a difference to the lives of the students. Don't forget the extra bonus: most teachers get the entire summer off! |
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Anonymous |
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January 15, 2007 |
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Being a High School teacher is a very rewarding career for many reasons. I enjoy the fact that I know I can expect something different everyday. I am up on my feet all day, interacting with students and staff, as opposed to alone at a desk in an office. There is never a dull moment. I enjoy the freedom of being able to design lesson plans that are creative, interactive, and cater to the needs of my students. Above all the most rewarding aspect of being a teacher is the fact that I have the ability to make a difference in the life of a young person. There is no greater feeling than having a student thank you and tell you that you have made a difference for the better in his/her life.
You also can't beat the hours. I have young children at home, but as a teacher I am home by about 4:00 everyday which increases the amount of time I have to spend with them. Of course I also have about 2 and a half months off during the summer to be with my family and have time to travel.
There are difficulties to beig a teacher but they dont outweigh the benefits. You should know that the first couple years are the most challanging but it gets easier, trust me. The first couple years you are starting from scratch. You must make up lesson plans, activities, create exams, etc. Subsequent years you will have these previous lessons and exams to refer back to making it that much easier. In addition, other challanges come from difficult parents who are unpleased with their students grades, etc. Grading papers is also one of the Cons to teaching, but it too gets easier over time as you develop a system. |
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