why teach?

Answer 1

i'm a guitar teacher, not a regular classroom teacher, so i cant speak for everyone, but its a really awesome feeling to share what i love with a kid who's really excited to be playing music and taking lessons. i get to do what i love on a daily basis and pay the bills doing so. dont get me wrong, there are some really hard days, and its hard to get some ppl to practice and pay attention, but its a lot more fulfilling than any of the other jobs i've had.

Answer 2

I'm thinking myself of teaching. The main attraction of it to me is that you have the ability to change someone's entire future- a good teaxher can mean a lot to a disadvantaged child, and encourage them to want to learn and come to school to make something of themselves.
The job also shows your dedication- a teaching career takes a massive amount of dedication, both in actually doing and preparing lessons, but also aspects such as having pupils come to you with problems, and then you sorting them out. The actual training (UK anyway) also is a massive step.
You are also an ambassador for your individual subject. Having an teacher in a subject who is passionate and dedicated to their subject specialism is both wonderful for a pupil and an excellent show of genuine interest for the teacher. It can be the difference between a boring lecture and a wonderful learning experience.
Also, teaching others about your subject with a genuine interest and passion for the subject is the best way of encouraging others to want to do the same. I am currently studying classics at a British uni, and this is partly because i was encouraged by my very good, and passionate classicist, Classics/Latin/Greek teacher. My interest was encouraged enough by one teacher to make sure that that was THE subject for me. This I find more true than ever with rare subjects such as Latin.
If you really care about the actual teaching, then the pay or holidays should not matter one bit. These things are immaterial when compared to the smile on a childs face when you amaze them with your knowledge, make that lesson interesting and also being there as a role model. That is being a teacher.

Answer 3

well if your talking about USA then your talking about a glorified baby sitter, because most people in school are rude and do not want to learn anything, this is being proven by any and all other countries beating any and all USA school in basic education tests. a few months ago a test was given to many USA students in high school and then given to s few schools in other countries and ALL laughed real hard at the test, saying that it was stuff they learned in middle school and that was not a high school test, the USA only 40 percent got anywhere near a 70 percent and the other 60percent failed the test, what about the other countries, 98 percent got a straight 100 percent correct, and the other 2 percent got at least 92 percent correct and the time it took the other countries to finish the test was somewhere around 2/3 the time the USA needed to try and do the same test!!!
why teach ???
good question!

Answer 4

Don't listen to the cynics! I have taught for 7 years and before that I worked in all kinds of industries and work places. Teaching is the most enjoyable job I have had and the most rewarding. I get 13 weeks at home (notice I don't say holiday because some of it is taken with preparation) and I leave before 5 p.m. The pay is not rubbish - for a 40 week working year its not bad I get 30,000+ as a classroom teacher. I have good promotion prospects if I choose to take them. Yes, there are frustrations which many teachers blow out of all proportions (remember that the majority of teachers have limited experience of working in other professions so they don't actually have much to compare their working life to). Most of all. . .

I like working with children.

Answer 5

Can you liken tutoring to teaching? I have been tutoring for many years and I get all the benefits (job satisfaction etc.) of a teacher with not one abusive child in sight. There is no administration to despair of and you determine your own hours and income. If you can liken teaching to tutoring then I think the answer is obvious. It's one of the best jobs in the world! For all you teachers in schools that are thinking of quitting - don't! Become a tutor - someone out there needs you!

Answer 6

Exactly. Why indeed. You are disrespected, abused and ridiculed. On top of that everyone who isn't a teacher or involved with teaching thinks it is a cushy job. (All those holiday's etc) Its a thankless, stressful, all consuming bloody buggery existance.

But then you are working with some of the best people on the planet. The children make it all worthwhile.

Answer 7

If you have to ask this question, then do not teach.

Teaching is just one of those things that people do because they know they are teachers.

It is like why be Gay?

Why enlist in the Military?

Why be a suicide bomber?

Answer 8

it all depends what kind of person you are. 'teachers' do it for the children, the chance to make a difference and be the only light in an otherwise dark tunnel for many kids. unfortunately as in any other walk of life there are the control freaks, bullies and the ladder climbers who want to sit in their dubiously aquired ivory towers and tell all the other poor sods how crap they are!!
The kids are great, even the 'dysfunctional' often have a good side. It's some of the adults that should be strung up, parents and professionals alike.

Answer 9

Because it´s so incredibly worthwhile sharing what (probably!) took you forever to learn yourself with someone else, especially if you can help them to understand it quicker than you did! Seriously though, it is so rewarding seeing the understanding dawn on a kid's face, and thinking, 'they know this now because of me'. Even if they don't get it straight off, the challenge of trying to find a way to explain it so they DO understand it means you are teaching yourself at the same time. And you know that you are enriching someone else's life with the great gift of knowledge, which can never be taken away. Once you learn something, you can never un-learn it (sure, you can forget it, but you never truly un-learn it!). If you don't think any of this is true, try it out for yourself for a while, and form your own opinion. Find out for yourself why people actually take the time to pass on their wealth of knowledge. This is my opinion only - you don't have to accept it, it's just there for you to think about. Anímate! 加油！

Answer 10

To those who think they are going to change the world or even one child's life, sorry, its not going to happen.
I teach because thats what I enjoy doing and I hope I'm also good at it. The money and holidays are not the reason.
I want to help others to be better people and to have a better future but I know I will only help them not change them.