Poll of the Day > I started the process of becoming a teacher today

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I have mixed feelings about it.

My current job is so boring and brain numbing its literally making me want to die. Like I just wake up every day and feel like Im wasting my time for people I dont like doing things I dont like and I dont even get good pay. Plus literally a high school student could do what I do.

so I was talking to a friend who works as a teacher and she says theres a lot of positions open in the district. I did some research, and I can become certified to teach in just a few weeks. I dont know if schools typically hire mid-year, but at least Id be certified. And if I decide to move, Im certified to teach anywhere in the state.

pros: I enjoy school, Id be teaching English which was my favorite subject, the pay is better than my current gig (and a little extra since I have a graduate degree), Id feel like Im actually doing something worthwhile, vacation time

cons: its still not a job I want to do long-term, the hours are longer per day, might take until next august to actually get hired, it costs $4k

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Oh yeah and part of the requirements are having a few hours of in-classroom experience, so I signed up to be a substitute teacher until I become certified. I was immediately hired for the sub position so it gives me hope that Id get hired as a full time teach, but I also feel like pretty much anyone can be a substitute lol.

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Damn they really want teachers.

shadowsword87 posted...

Damn they really want teachers.

If you have a pulse you can probably teach or at least get a job in a school district right now.

Teaching is incredibly different than it was 10 years ago. I wish you luck. I have my teaching certificate in several subjects, and they couldn't pay me enough to teach again. (I make double what a first year teacher does right now)

Sounds like a nightmare job to me. Kids are the worst and teens are the double worst. Some people are great at it though and they are very important, so I hope its a good experience for you. Dont let little shitheads get to you, they have no idea.

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I'm a middle school English teacher, in my 8th year now. I think as long as you build a rapport with the kids and treat it like a job (not a "calling"), then you'll be fine.

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shadowsword87 posted...

Damn they really want teachers.

Yeah no kidding

11110111011 posted...

If you have a pulse you can probably teach or at least get a job in a school district right now.

Teaching is incredibly different than it was 10 years ago. I wish you luck. I have my teaching certificate in several subjects, and they couldn't pay me enough to teach again. (I make double what a first year teacher does right now)

Its definitely not something I want to do for longer than I have to. Not to say that Illblow it off or not try to be a good teacher, but as soon as I get a job offer for something Im actually interested in, Im taking it. Kinda sucks, but it is what it is.

MeadCore posted...

Sounds like a nightmare job to me. Kids are the worst and teens are the double worst. Some people are great at it though and they are very important, so I hope its a good experience for you. Dont let little shitheads get to you, they have no idea.

Young kids are awful but I think teens can be fun as long as theyre not being violent or otherwise abusive.

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Dragooncancer_ posted...

I'm a middle school English teacher, in my 8th year now. I think as long as you build a rapport with the kids and treat it like a job (not a "calling"), then you'll be fine.

How do you come up with something to do every day <_<

i legit cant remember what I did for an hour every day in middle/high school English. I had some great English classes in college but those were only once a week lmao

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MrMelodramatic posted...

How do you come up with something to do every day <_<

i legit cant remember what I did for an hour every day in middle/high school English. I had some great English classes in college but those were only once a week lmao

I'm lucky enough to be in a school district that had their own curriculum. I've been teaching the same thing for the past eight years so I basically know our off the back of my hand. But basically there's a master curriculum you follow but you can add your own "tweaks" to it.

I also meet weekly with my team to discuss upcoming lessons and suggestions on how to teach it.

Also, the class I teach is blocked so I basically have three set of 90 minute classes, we have a twenty minute block of reading every day. :) During that time I'll meet individually with students and also do some reading myself.

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MrMelodramatic posted...

immediately hired for the sub position

Did you have prior teaching experience?
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EclairReturns posted...

Did you have prior teaching experience?

None at all

Dragooncancer_ posted...

I'm lucky enough to be in a school district that had their own curriculum. I've been teaching the same thing for the past eight years so I basically know our off the back of my hand. But basically there's a master curriculum you follow but you can add your own "tweaks" to it.

I also meet weekly with my team to discuss upcoming lessons and suggestions on how to teach it.

Also, the class I teach is blocked so I basically have three set of 90 minute classes, we have a twenty minute block of reading every day. :) During that time I'll meet individually with students and also do some reading myself.

Sounds like you enjoy it!

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Well shit. I needed to get a perfect score on my first quiz but I got a 49/50.

i chose B when the correct answer was D, both B and C. I didnt even read C because B was correct.

luckily I get a second try

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So you're Peggy Hill

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Metalsonic66 posted...

Peggy Hill

But she is a substitute Spanish teacher.
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Si

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I was thinking of doing this, but I want to teach in a further education college. I have a PhD in physics so I have some experience teaching but, in the UK, I'd still need 1 year FE teacher training. Then there is the issue of the limited number of FE places near me.

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Whats FE?

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MrMelodramatic posted...

Whats FE?

Fire Emblem.
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