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January 07, 2007 |
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You really have to WANT TO be a high school teacher to last in this profession.
Rewards, or "the plus side:" kids who show progress in your class, especially if it is a difficult class like Physics or Chemistry; kids who go on to college; the occasional kid who thanks you or shows appreciation.
Demands, challenges, and irritations, or "the minus side:" arriving at work well before your peers in other, more "normal" professions; leaving work well after your peers in other, more "normal" professions; working at home almost every night and weekend; lesson planning and materials preparation, due to textbooks that are inadequate; grading papers for 100+ students; useless, time-wasting meetings and training sessions; departmental politics; whining, complaining parents who think their (usually poorly behaved) kid is an unrecognized genius being treated unfairly in your class; kids who would rather play class-disrupting behavior games than pay attention or learn; little administrative duties that have no relationship to teaching; inadequate teaching resources (e.g., broken or no lab equipment); burdensome standardized testing requirements that have penetrating influence on the curriculum and your teaching; classroom discipline requirements imposed by administration (e.g., the office won't handle your complaint until you have had the kid in your room, after school, for two or three detentions); and - need I say it? Low pay.
There are those remarkable (and many not-so-remarkable) individuals who manage to clear these hurdles and turn teaching into an enjoyable career. Frequently, these individuals teach classes which are not subject to standardized testing (electives or Bus. Ed.), or they teach those "special, no-hard-curriculum" classes which contain all the student leaders, for example.
Think long and hard about teaching as a career before you commit. If you do go into teaching, you will have a better experience according to these factors: a smaller school with smaller classes, fewer at-risk students, socio-economically in the middle (not especially high, because of drugs and hyper-controlling parents, but not especially low either, because of poor or no support coming from the home situation). |
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Anonymous |
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December 30, 2006 |
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You have to love kids, have a high tolerance for crap, recognize that the pay is lousy, and still want to do it.
I would recommend it, but it is not for everyone.
I would do it all over again, but I would not necessarily stay in the school I work at.
Pros: very rewarding, great to have an influence in kids' lives
Cons: pay is lousy, kids can be demanding/insensitive/self-absorbed/generally messed in the head, parents can be jerks sometimes, red tape, crappy government regulations and rules, testing.
Things you should know: the government is far more involved than you could imagine. You may not want to have kids yourself. Parents often want hard and fast rules, except when their kid is involved. |
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December 23, 2006 |
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There are a few basic pre-requisites for being a high school teacher: you must enjoy being around teenagers, you must know your subject, and flexibility and humor are essential. The best things about teaching high school include the following: It is never boring- every day, every hour is different. High school teachers have the opportunity to really make a difference. This can happen in the obvious ways of helping students gain knowledge and skills, but also in more subtle ways- though a kind word or through providing a warm and welcoming place which might be the only such that a student experiences all day.
People often don't realize how much work teaching is. It is simply exhausting, especially in the early years. Don't go into this job if you are looking for frequent vacations and summers off. Teachers need these times for recooperation, reflection, and professinal development. It is a rare teacher who doesn't take work home, be it grading, planning, or research. The six and half hour school day is just the beginning- most teachers put in 8 and 10 hour days. The pay can be okay, depending on the disrict you work in, but you won't get rich teaching.
Despite the difficulties, I would not do anything but teaching. I cannot think of a more intersting or rewarding or important job. |
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