I am a female paramedic in my 40's. I make less than $12.00/hr, and have no retirement benefits. No raise in 3 yrs, but I love my job (except for the drunks and OD's that want to fight). I have to work OT just to pay my health ins. It can also be very physically demanding, and I can't see myself doing this 15 to 20 yrs from now. Carrying large patients downstairs, or extricating them from crushed cars in bar ditches can be taxing, and I am trying to be realistic. I am considering going back to school and becoming a teacher. I think I'd probably like elementary ages best. I guess the point is that I am used to no benefits and hard, thankless work. I think teaching would be rewarding. Would you teachers do it again? If not, why? What do you like and dislike? If you work in or near Oklahoma, what can I expect, esp. pay/benefits? How do you feel about online college courses to help me get my teachiing degree? Would my medical background of any benefit in any way?
2006-11-07
04:18:23
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