ci wanna be a primary school teacher but its to late?

Question

im 18 year old and im dyslexic but i got told i had it when i was at college doing my childcare cource.i wish i did better at my gcses and i could of gone to univerty and did so much better than doing nusery nusere.
i like working with chilldren but i would of liked to be a primary school teacher but i got 2 Ds and 4 ES,i got 3 Es in double science,E in maths and D in english lit but a E in the other english.im retaking my maths and english at this training centure but i wish i could of dne better at the start cause now my chances of going to univery have passed.i need to do A level maths,english and science to get into unvivery,but now its to late for me to do it cause im resitting english and maths now but than ill have to resit science and food tec and get a c grade.i dunno if to try and resit science and food tec,i dunno how long it will take and than would i be able to go univsirty.or shall i just carry on with been a nusery nuserse and do the next level.

Answer 1

What do you mean it's too late? You're defeated before you've even started. You will need to do a lot of hard work. You'll need to work your butt off to get decent GSCE results. You will need those sciences to train as a primary school teacher in the UK too. I'm a lot older than you and I'm at uni now having previously trained as a nurse and I'm hoping to go on to do my teacher training. Primary school teaching courses fill up very fast so you need good grades and commitment. You also need to apply before Christmas to have any hope of starting the following September. The good news is there is a lot of dyslexia support at most universities and you should make that a consideration when choosing a uni if and when you decide to apply. You should be able to find support at your local college too or at your training centre. You really need to work hard because there's a lot of competition for places so work on those grades and get the sciences too (you only need GCSE sciences not A).

Answer 2

I have to admit I don't know alot about dyslexic teachers, but I would think you have a hard path ahead of you. Not because you're dumb (I mean, as I'm sure you know, Einstein was dyslexic), but because the learning situations may not be ideal for you. You may want to contact other dyslexics and see how they have gone about achieving their goals. I have included a couple of web sites that might be useful.

What I would not do is, at 18, decide that it's too late. 18 years old is not too late unless you are planning to be an Olympic athlete, professional football player, ballerina, etc. 18 is still very young, and, though it may be difficult, you can persevere to fulfill your dreams. I say this from personal experience: when I was 18 I remember thinking that it was too late for certain things (e.g. being an airline pilot) so I didn't pursue them. Looking back now, I realize that I had plenty of time to become a pilot. It didn't seem so at the time, but it's true.

So, don't give up on your dreams. You can work in the nursery and go to school at the same time. Again, it's difficult, but I did it. Never give up!

http://www.dyslexics.org.uk/
http://www.dyslexiacenter.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dyslexia

Answer 3

I think you can still be a teacher, although it will take you a while to retake classes there is a possibility because after all you want to teach primary school not Calculus. But, i would look at the payment you would be receiving as a nursery nurse Vs. The primary school teacher... then i would decide according to payment and your personal life long goals.

Answer 4

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