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Anyone here a teacher, or thought of becoming a teacher?

Ryan

Ryan

Lifer
I'm giving up on getting my computer science degree because it's about as interesting as a rock. I'm looking through my colleges academic catalog, looking at what kinds of majors that I like. I came across Science Education as one of the fields that I was interested in. When I was in High School, my Science classes were my favorite, and my teachers were always great. I;ve always thought that being a teacher would be a fun job if you find a position in a good district, etc.

Has anyone here been a teacher? Do you enjoy it?

I was thinking of becoming a teacher for the Dept. of Defense, where I would be a teacher for high schools overseas, teaching the children of people in the Military. They get pretty good salary, free living quarters, and I'd get to travel (I'm an Air Force brat, so almost all of my teachers have been DOD teachers).
 
I'm considering the ASC at my school: Alumni Service Corps . . . basically you come back after college and teach for a year or two before moving on.

some of my favorite and best teachers were grads of my school . . . . so at least some people find a calling in it . . although i doubt that I am patient enough to make it a career.
 
I taught for a year

There's a lot of paperwork and following systems involved. Once you get over that hurdle, it was interesting.
 
I teach kids and have been doing so for over two years - but it's outside of a public school environment, so I don't know whether I'd recommend it or not . . ..
 
I subbed for a year in Arlington , TX. For a while it felt like none of the kids cared, nor were any willing to learn. This can become discouraging, so keep heart that you are making a difference.
 
Both my parents were both HS teachers...and my dad told me *never* become a teacher 😛

The pay = teh sux0rs..at least compared to other blue-collared professionals..




oh.. my parents are not in the states.. so my opinion doesn't count 😉
 
Originally posted by: Azraele
I subbed for a year in Arlington , TX. For a while it felt like none of the kids cred, nor were any willing to learn. This can become discouraging, so keep heart that you are making a difference.
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Subs are NEVER respected. Ever. Nothing personal.
 
Originally posted by: rbloedow
I'm giving up on getting my computer science degree because it's about as interesting as a rock. I'm looking through my colleges academic catalog, looking at what kinds of majors that I like. I came across Science Education as one of the fields that I was interested in. When I was in High School, my Science classes were my favorite, and my teachers were always great. I;ve always thought that being a teacher would be a fun job if you find a position in a good district, etc. Has anyone here been a teacher? Do you enjoy it? I was thinking of becoming a teacher for the Dept. of Defense, where I would be a teacher for high schools overseas, teaching the children of people in the Military. They get pretty good salary, free living quarters, and I'd get to travel (I'm an Air Force brat, so almost all of my teachers have been DOD teachers).
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I'm in Computer Science thinking about the same career move. What a coincidence!
 
Originally posted by: wixt0r
Originally posted by: rbloedow
I'm giving up on getting my computer science degree because it's about as interesting as a rock. I'm looking through my colleges academic catalog, looking at what kinds of majors that I like. I came across Science Education as one of the fields that I was interested in. When I was in High School, my Science classes were my favorite, and my teachers were always great. I;ve always thought that being a teacher would be a fun job if you find a position in a good district, etc. Has anyone here been a teacher? Do you enjoy it? I was thinking of becoming a teacher for the Dept. of Defense, where I would be a teacher for high schools overseas, teaching the children of people in the Military. They get pretty good salary, free living quarters, and I'd get to travel (I'm an Air Force brat, so almost all of my teachers have been DOD teachers).
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I'm in Computer Science thinking about the same career move. What a coincidence!
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Not a coincidence! Just about everyone I knew who had a hard time in College thinks about becoming a teacher. Even I thought about it for a while, but decided to stick it through and get that CS degree.

I actually ended up teaching for a while at some private training center. It was acredited and the students could get Financial Aide. Somewhat like a private city college. Some students were crazy though. Watch out. It was like if you gave them an F in the class, they may come after you with an axe or something. That was the attitude of some of the students. I hated it, eventhough I was rated as one of the top instructors and taught some of the harder classes.
 
I recently earned enough natural science credits to obtain the secondary certification for science here in Texas. Have seriously thought about this field as a backup to what I do now.

Where I work, there are about 100 former teachers on staff. About half say they would never go back, while the other half indicate they would if it were the right situation.

They all have horror stories involving school administrators, parents bringing their lawyers to PTA meetings, and nearly everything else imaginable. There are others with tales of well-intentioned achievement and accomplishment.

One of my mentors while I was in the Army now teaches JROTC at a private school in San Antonio. He taught for about 4 or 5 years in Houston at a rough public school and was ISD teacher of the year during his first or second year. He has a grand total of 3 semester hours of college, but he also has a silver star from Vietnam and was both a Drill Sergeant and First Sergeant while on active duty.

The main message he conveyed to me during our last discussion was the satisfaction involved in seeing young people develop and turn their lives around. He seems just as proud of his positive influence on high school students as he was of his influence on 18-36 year-old soldiers.
 
Originally posted by: marvie
Both my parents were both HS teachers...and my dad told me *never* become a teacher 😛 The pay = teh sux0rs..at least compared to other blue-collared professionals.. oh.. my parents are not in the states.. so my opinion doesn't count 😉
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Well, if you think about it, they get paid pretty well for the hours they work. . Hell, I'd be going to work at 7am, and leaving school at 3pm. I'd have weekends off, and I would have a winter break along wiht a spring break, and I wouldn't have to see the kids in the summer (some schools don't require teachers to work during summer vacation, but the ones around here require the teachers to show up at school for a certain amount of time each week, and they usually go to classes about new teaching techniques, etc during the summer 😉
 
The problem of being a teacher is, you are still working even after working hours..with craploads of h/w and tests and quizzes and exams to mark...n not to mention lotsa absurd paperwork and the administration red-tapes you'll have to face.. at least AFAIK most other fields don't require you to work outside office hours...

But it'll also mean that you'll get the weekends and the school breaks along with the school kids..so that you can spend more time with your own kids .. if you hav em of course 😉
 
Originally posted by: marvie
The problem of being a teacher is, you are still working even after working hours..with craploads of h/w and tests and quizzes and exams to mark...n not to mention lotsa absurd paperwork and the administration red-tapes you'll have to face.. at least AFAIK most other fields don't require you to work outside office hours...

But it'll also mean that you'll get the weekends and the school breaks along with the school kids..so that you can spend more time with your own kids .. if you hav em of course 😉
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The workload seems to be much less if you teach younger kids. My brother, who teaches fifth grade, is usually out of school by 3:15. I think he has fun teaching, but that's because of his love for kids.
 
But it'll also mean that you'll get the weekends and the school breaks along with the school kids..so that you can spend more time with your own kids .. if you hav em of course
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When you're a parent it's a real pain to have to deal with school schedules - vacations, holidays, snow days, whatever. Most parents I know have seriously considered teaching as a career, so that the schedules coordinate.

 
I taught a Human Physiology lab, undergraduate, graduate, and medical, course. On a number of ocasions it was rewarding. The pay was not the best. Getting a PhD and go tenure track is the way to go.
 
Anyone here a teacher, or thought of becoming a teacher?
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I'm not a teacher, but from time to time I'm told to conduct seminars at the university. Holy crap, that sucks. The students are such @s$es! They never listen to me, and basically all they talk about is how much I suck as a teacher. I hate them to death, literally. I have asked to stop this crap, but they wouldn't let me stop that. What a stupid, surreal situation.
 
my brother in law went through a career switching program a couple years ago, to become a teacher.. his undergrad degree is market research, and he has his MBA, spent +/- 20 years working for various health insurance companies.. now he teaches high school marketing and math, and is happier than he's ever been.
 
i've thought about giving up the software development thing & becoming a teacher (HS math or comp sci).

pros: no 3 hour daily commute, opportunity to say "dude, you are SO not passing my class," two retirement incomes, job security.

cons: major cut in salary, bureaucracy, more than 40 hr work week, dealing with unmotivated and/or psycho students.
 
I've thought about becoming a teacher. The lack of discipline options and the threat of getting sued if I fail the children prevents me from exploring it.


I'm only half kidding there. Teachers have to power anymore.
 
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