2006-08-16 07:35:05 · 6 answers · asked by rache001 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
No. In fact I took a 13 year detour and found my way back to teaching because I needed to feel that what I do is important. Every day is different. Kids will find new wrinkles in whatever you are doing that constantly challenge your problem solving skills. It never ceases to amaze me that no matter how many times you do the same lesson, it is a new and different experience because of the chemistry of the class.
It's not for everybody, but for me, I can't imagine doing anything else.
2006-08-16 09:46:28 · answer #1 · answered by Arrow 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes. I would be lying if I said I didn't.
The main reason is that I often feel overwhelmed by my inability to make a difference. I'm not one of those people who can say, "If I make a difference in the life of one student, it will all have been worth it." Of course I enjoy helping one student. But at the same time, I'm constantly aware of all the students I can't reach. At a school of 700+ kids, reaching one student doesn't amount to much.
What makes it so frustrating is that I know every student can be helped. I can see plainly that 25% of the students at the inner city school where I teach need intervention that the school cannot provide. However, they are not getting the help they really need, for so many reasons. Meanwhile, the other 75% could make so much more progress than they do. All it would take is strong, intelligent leadership.
Unfortunately, that kind of leadership is totally absent at many failing public schools. So qualified, dedicated teachers come and go, realizing early on that they can't make a difference like they had hoped.
Now, I came into teaching thinking that it would be different for me. That somehow, with my superior intellect and devotion, I would be able to help the neediest kids. I did not anticipate the extent to which the system, the buereaucracy, would work against me, and in effect, against the kids.
If I were so inclined, I might become politically active and try to change the system. Or maybe I would become an administrator. Maybe I would start a charter school of my own. But that's not what I want. I just want to be a teacher! It's because I feel like a babysitter more often than a teacher that I sometimes question the decision to enter this profession in the first place.
2006-08-16 10:13:30 · answer #2 · answered by dark_phoenix 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not at all, in fact, it is the best thing that I have ever done. I love most parts about my job with the exception of some of the politics involved. However, being with the kids and seeing them learn new things and seeing their progress is so rewarding and amazing, there is nothing like it! I love it so much but I was also very prepared when I got into the profession with a lot of volunteer work work and placements so I knew what I was getting into. Good luck!
2006-08-16 07:48:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no because I haven't made it there yet, but I do someday hope to become a music teacher.
2006-08-16 07:40:17 · answer #4 · answered by A.Marie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I couldn't imagine doing anything else.
2006-08-16 09:47:06 · answer #5 · answered by caitlinerika 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
enjoy every minute of it, thru thick and thin
2006-08-16 15:04:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋