What are your opinion about teachers?

Question

I'm a junior in college this fall. I choose my major elementary education so I can shape the minds of young children so they can have a great education. And to ahve a bright future. Last semester, one of my professors told us that there will be times where we will face parents that make our jobs very difficult. I want to know your opinions on teachers, good or bad it doesnt matter. But please answer truthfully and not as a joke. Also I know my question doesnt belong in the general health care category. So please dont rip on me for putting it in this category or how about my grammer, because im really not proofreading what im typing right now to check for grammer.

Answer 1

I am a teacher and I love my job. It can be immensely trying at times, whether it is parents or the kids, but it is more satisfying than frustrating if you look at is objectively. If you allow yourself to focus solely on the negative experiences, you are liekey either burned out, or not cut out for it. the other issue is having a good administration. be on the look out for that, because a poor, non supportive administration can suck the life out of you faster than anything else, and you need to be on the lookout for administrators that have put their career and ambition above their staff and students. The bad news is that they are out there, but there are ways to get away from them through transfers, or switching systems.

Believe in what you do, and find people who share this belief and teaching is a wonderful job. It would be nice if it paid a little better though.

Answer 2

"If you can read this, thank a teacher [from other answerers]"?!? I learned how to read (and write and do basic arithmetic) well before I started school.

But anyway, the following will be a bit blunt; just bear with me, please.

My personal feeling about teachers is, in all honesty, that most of them wasted my time and took away from my education (not my college professors, though; I liked them). They were worried about their "assignments" rather than the fact that I had already read the textbook before my first day of class. (My brother was two years ahead of me, and I usually read his books at home instead of doing "my" homework.)

If you remember one thing, remember this: students in school didn't ask to be there. If the government tells them to go to school, the parents accept, and the teacher assigns work, don't be surprised if students feel alienated from their school experience, as it really has little to do with them. Also remember that some students have a difficult home life, one that makes a homework assignment seem awfully trivial by comparison. If you want to be an effective teacher, remember that you are there to help the kids; they are not there to serve you or the school. If they have trouble keeping up, help them and try not to get frustrated. If they have trouble staying interested, do what you can to allow them to direct their own education -- you might be surprised at how much people learn when they want to. Always remember that kids are not all the same and that the same treatment can lead to different reactions from different kids. If you help your students learn, they will carry that love of learning all their lives, but if you turn learning into a chore, they will turn away from it, maybe forever.

Your first duty as a teacher is probably to ensure that everyone (including you) treats everyone else with respect, even when they don't get along. After that, your responsibility is to serve the educational needs of your students. The more you can do that, the more positive a role you can play in their lives. Respect your students, help them learn as well as you can, and you will do much good. In a way, you'll have an easier job as an elementary school teacher, because you won't have much specialized knowledge to teach the kids, so you're more likely to be able to hold their interest. If you show them how what you are teaching them can help them in their lives and in their futures, you should be able to teach most of them.

Anyway, I wish you the best of luck, and I hope that your career will be more good than bad. There are good teachers out there, and if you become one of them, there will be many kids and parents who will be grateful for it.

Answer 3

Good teachers are so hard to find, and make a lasting impression on kids, especially young ones. I had both good and bad teachers. I have heard stories where teachers that teached a class acted like they needed to retire or do something else. I have heard of a teacher not tolerating left handed writing, so they made the child write right handed so it was easier on the teacher. Teacher's who give of themselves and only want to see their kids do well and improve or the great ones. If you get into it because you love kids and want to improve their lives through teaching, that's awesome! You are truly needed. Not enough people like you out there.

Answer 4

I think that teaching is one of the, if not the, greatest professions. As you said, you shape minds and the future. Many of the good things that i know and do have been inspired by the teachers I had. I remember every one of them.

Teaching doesn't pay nearly as much as it should, but the rewards are not always monetary in life.One piece of advice: never tell a young person,"You did it wrong"; tell them,"Here is ANOTHER way to do that" and then show them the correct way. They will then choose that way every time and feel better about themselves.
Have fun teaching.

Answer 5

Actually generally I like my teachers. I just don't have respect for the ones who have no respect for what they do. I have one teacher who has us do nothing all semester, and magically we have grades, but we haven't done anything to get graded on. He even has the audacity to give some kids "F's". WE DON'T DO ANYTHING. One time I was asking him what grade I got on something and he goes, "Grade? What do you mean?" "And I'm like what grade do I have in this class?" "I don't know" he says," I haven't been keeping track of grades. It was the last day of school. I think the only reason he gave me an "A" because I'm always bugging him about it. For the kids who failed his class, its not fun finding that out when you're in the position to do nothing about it.

Okay, but I have had many teachers I REALLY appreciate; Mr Koellner, my chemistry teacher. He's dorky, funny, and nice. He doesn't make you feel stupid when you ask questions. I had teachers in middle school that I could tell really genuinely cared about me. They would take me aside and help me if I needed it. My middle school teachers are the ones that got me soo well prepared for highschool. (3.98 GPA 3rd in class)

I guess if you're going to be a teacher, don't take yourself soooo seriously, that's an immediate turnoff to kids. Take pride in what you do also. Be creative, don't do everything by the book... kids really appreciate that. Oh, and try your best to be organized, it helps.

I know you know this, but yes you will run into indignant parents. My mom is the type who will hear both sides before she makes a conclusion, and she doesn't go to the school cussing teachers out. She talks it out. You'll be lucky to get parents like that. Oh, and you might need to get REALLY thick skin, kids can make you cry, even the littke ones. I've seen many of my teachers crying from frustration, even in elementary.

Well that's all my rants about teachers... good luck in the future.

Answer 6

i have 3 young-lings, and in general i try to meet their teachers with an open-mindedness. i automatically feel that i care about my kids ten thousand times more than any teacher ever could, so there is a certain amount of wariness that i have. i am only able to let that go after a teacher has treated my child and i (even in a momentary situation) like we are the only parent-child unit in the whole school. when i really believe that they care...genuinely, for my own beloved darlings, then i am really willing to never be difficult for them.

when a teacher is able to balance kindness with unwavering authority, they truly gain my respect.

when a teacher is panting and flustered i wonder why they didn't get a job in a department store.

you want my opinion? if i was ready to be my kids teacher, they would be home-schooling. but their not, so i obviously am trusting you (in theory) with them for an enormous amount of their lives. i respect you for wanting to teach!

Answer 7

It's great that you want to be a teacher. You have to have a love for the kids. They say that by the year 2020 that teachers jobs will be as tough as a police officers job. Due to all the drugs and violence in schools these days. It does have benefits just think years down the road when you do your job right and that kid walks up to you and tells you what you meant to them. Good Luck!!!

Answer 8

i respect some teachers, ithink teachers should be making triple there salary. Almost nobody to understand that kids are the future if you invest in the future you are helping the country and your self . American Gov-n all thoughs people in the white house piss me off , just a bunch of white people in office. there's Probably more minorites different races in america than white people. Especially thoughs who are rich could care less about lower class people except for bill Gates he's Cool.

Answer 9

Good major! I plan to major in Early Childhood Education as well to be a kindergarten teacher! Teachers rock, because you are able to help children grow both physically and mentally while instilling those core values they need to suceed! GL!

Answer 10

Most teachers are very good people and think highly of them. they're are times that you will probaby make a parent mad. I only had trouble with 2 teachers with my kids. But I went to the principal about it, he got all the fussing I had to do. But my overall view for teachers is good. My kids respected their teachers and loved some of them very much.