Should I Be a Teacher?

This is great! Thank you so much for posting this and thank G-d for Torah, Judaism, and those who help spread His word, like you! :-) Reply

Why I chose teaching If you had told me when I was an undergrad that I would become a teacher one day, I would have laughed at you. One of the best in my class, accepted for graduate studies at several good research Universities, with scholarship and tuition paid ... it had been my dream. My other dream had been to work at the largest telescope in the world. Through hard work, I got there. And it had been a bitter disappointment to realize that even the largest telescope is just glass and metal.

Luckily, I already started as a teaching assistant at the University and I found teaching extremely more rewarding than research. Little by little, I became more involved with teachers: teaching graduate classes for in-service teachers, then deciding to teach in high school.

Even now, after several years, everyone asks WHY teach in high school? It's a very simple answer - this is my calling, it's who I am. Every morning I wake up happy to go to work! Teaching matters more than money or prestige. Reply

Exactly Same I am in the same boat !

I hope to get a degree in Accounting/maybe get CPA, and then I hope to teach Economics or Math or something along those lines.

Who knows, maybe you'll run the numbers for schools and make a huge difference!!

Shalom for you in whatever you decide Reply

Teachers in Australia Teachers in Australia earn more than teachers in America, so it's not really a low-paying job here (I take it you're Australian). Maybe average? As someone already mentioned, there are some downsides to teaching like spending a lot of time outside of school dealing with paperwork and doing lesson plans, and also having to deal with behaviour issues and parents who don't engage enough/engage too much. But if it is your passion, then you should follow it. You will spend most of your life at work, and you want it to be doing something you love, rather than something that will pay more. I think give it a go to start off with, see if you like it. Then, if it doesn't suit and you want to do something that earns more, it is easier to do that when you're still young. And if you do finance and earn a lot and then realise you want to do teaching, it will be harder to switch to a lower-paying job at that point. Better to start with the lower-paying job, and the one that is your passion :) Reply

The Realities of Teaching... After teaching Sunday School for several years I decided to go into teaching public school full-time for all the same altruistic reasons as everyone else. Although helping my students reach "ah ha!" moments is rewarding as well as seeing growth over the long term, there's a whole other side to the teaching profession which I wasn't expecting. This is: several late nights per week preparing for class, writing and grading exams, and doing tons of paperwork. Paperwork includes special ed paperwork, documenting parent communications, special things I've done to help struggling students, curriculum coverage, etc., etc. Plus, there's the constant taking of boring and useless graduate level education courses to stay certified. Plus, since it doesn't pay enough, I tutor students to make more money and work at a camp during the summers. Some days it all worth it and love it, but other days I don't. Its about an even draw. Reply

GO FOR TEACHING I have been a teacher for over thirty years. it's a wonderful career. you constantly learn.constantly help others. Constantly grow in intellectual and spiritual ways. Moreover, you have great vacation time. go for teaching if you are a caring person. Reply

should i be a teacher Hi i am a first grade teacher. the satisfaction you gain from teaching is not found in any other profession. i have worked in several places before, but this is the most spiritual and fun profession. Reply

Should I Be a Teacher? I chose finance/accounting as a profession, I like money (who doesn't?). It's important to have a good sense of money matters if you are a woman. Yet, if you want to touch the human heart, teaching would be the way to go. My grandmother was a principal, she had so much dignity, respect and carried on her divine assignment without complaining about not having enough, infact she had more than enough, she even paid the tuition for her own students. I on the other hand, could not seem to enter into my purpose. I was wandering in the wilderness of confusion. When the recession hit, I couldn't get a job in finance, I couldn't even pay the rent. The supply was greater than the demand. After struggling on a very bumpy road for 5 years, I switched to Early Childhood Education. I felt I was being prepared for it for 8 years. I had dreams of little children almost every night for 8 years, and until I made the decision to study ECE, I was restless. Now I am home & at peace with myself. Reply