HB of CJ 1,263 Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 Work until you die. You are going to love so much being a teacher. One of those jobs where you wake up in the morning EAGER to go to work. The best job I ever had was driving a fire engine. You are a teacher. Enjoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DLT 1,646 Posted May 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Finished my first day of observations at a high school in a neighboring district. What a great group of folks to work with! The teachers were great guys and the kids were shockingly polite! I know this is probably the exception, but I'm impressed. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 Be straight with the kids. They can sniff out bullshit like a blood hound. If you earn their respect, they will reward you with their attention. Bullshit them and they give you just what they deserve! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
semper299 284 Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 Teaching is currently winning. That gets my vote. How much you enjoy teaching really depends alot on the school and the administration. We have two high schools in our area with more than 3000 kids at each school. One school has high turnover and the other never has openings. The schools are 4 miles apart and basically have the same demographics of kids. One has a great admin and the other sucks. My wife taught at the one with the great admin and she loved it. I spend alot of time at the school and all the teachers basically love their job. 4 miles down the road, not the same story. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doug Hartley 526 Posted May 18, 2016 Report Share Posted May 18, 2016 I'm finishing my 21st year teaching at an inner city high school. Most of the time Engineering or Aviation classes. Also did a few years (1 full time and 8 part time) at a Community College. By far the Community College was more pleasant and interesting. The students were motivated and interested in the subject. High school can be hit or miss in terms of students and staff. If you enjoy teaching it is a great career. If you don't get along well with students and aren't flexible it can be torture. Like many jobs it is what you make it. Doug 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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