teachers help me please.?

Question

I am thinking about going into teaching and I was wondering from you teachers, what are the rewards and satifactions you get from teaching?

Answer 1

It is a powerful job to be a teacher. You affect the world every day you step in front of the class. Children are listening to you and some of them are actually thinking good thoughts and enjoying what you are saying. They are learning from you--and learning more than just the facts. They are learning that someone actually cares about them. They are learning they might have a shot in this world beyond the streets from which they come. They are learning that science or English or math is an awesome subject and they want to learn more and more. They are learning, in a quiet way, respect and what it feels like to get some and how they should behave to show some. As a teacher, you may not see the fruits of your labor for years. Heck, you may never see it. But don't doubt that it has happened. You have changed the world. You have affected the life of a child and if you teach for many years--you've affected the lives of many children.
The negatives are there. Some children will be unreachable and it will hurt. Some parents will be ungrateful and that will hurt. It's a job that you can't "leave at the office". It may be a job where you get all summer off, but you will be thinking most of the summer of what didn't work last school year and how you can change it next school year. Sometimes it seems like you are only "teaching to the test" rather than opening minds to the world. Sometimes you may have an administration which doesn't care much about you. Sometimes you may get moved around in your district because you lack tenure and/or experience. Sometimes you come in early, stay late, work your butt off and it feels like it's all for nothing. It's not! Somewhere in that classroom sits at least one child who will emerge from your room changed--and YOU did that. How can you place a value on that? How can you NOT want to be a part of it. Teaching is touching the future and, most days, it feels pretty darn good!

Answer 2

I am not a teacher yet but i am going into that field! i have volunteered alot! And depending on what grades ur thinking about teaching it has to be a joy that u want and a job you will enjoy!!! their are many teachers out their whom don't enjoy their jobs as teachers and their for take it out on the children, I mean if it's not a job for u and u feel u won't enjoy it don't do it !!! I volunteered at a head start center particularly ages from 3-4 years and it's wonderful to see their reactions when they see you and enjoy that your their teacher. hearing them call you teacher even if you not!!!! their little voices singing and dancing with excitement for many the only place they feel happy so if it's a job for you u have to love it and enjoy it!!!!!!! Volunteer for a while get the feel of it and see if u like it first then make you decision!!!!!!!! Kids are wonder full and knowing that you helped in some way is priceless!!! so good luck!

Answer 3

I teach world history to 7th graders in an inner city charter school. I deal every day with kids who are below grade level in reading, face gang violence in their neighborhoods daily, have parents that aren't around or don't care, are dealing with puberty, are from low income families. I get up at 5 everyday, am at work by 6:45, and leave the school at around 6. I come home, and work on my computer doing lesson plans for another hour or two. Some days, I don't get to eat lunch because I'm busy with a kid, counseling them, or tutoring them. Some days I spend more time disciplining than teaching. Despite all of this, teaching is the most rewarding and satisfying thing I have ever done in my life.

For many of the kids I teach, school is their safe haven. There are no gangs at school. At school, there are adults that care about them, and will listen, and help. There is a hot breakfast, and a hot lunch. They can relax, and be kids. At school, they can work on changing their fate. Providing the kids with a chance to escape provides me with the strength to face the challenges everyday. It feels good to see a tough 13 year old in a gang suddenly turn into the smiling little boy he should be, just by doing something simple, like using crayons to color a map of the world. Seeing the kids feel proud of themselves because they learned something, and know they did a good job, is one of the best feelings in the world.

Teaching doesn't pay a whole lot of money. Don't do it for the money. I make 30,000. If you subtract the money I spend every year on supplies (everything from tissues and pencils for the classroom, to sanitary items for the girls, to uniform shirts for the kid that wears the same dirty shirt everyday), It's about 25,000. If you divide it by the hours, I make about $8 an hour...I made more than that in college working retail.

The rewards of teaching are intrinsic. I feel good about myself, because I am helping people that would otherwise be lost. I am making my city a better place by helping kids to know crime and violence are not the answers to a better life.

You can't reach all of the kids. Sometimes, they won't listen. They won't open their minds or their hearts. I grieve for those kids. But, at the end of the day, if I feel like I made a difference to just one kid, and taught just one kid something he or she didn't know yesterday, I am satisfied, because I helped someone.

Answer 4

I love seeing the joy children feel when they succeed at something. Knowing you've helped them feel better when they're struggling feels great too. Just keep in mind that you won't always see results on a daily basis. Sometimes the rewards come years later when you run into an old student at Target and they tell you how much you meant to them and what they're up to now. That's when all the other garbage teachers have to deal with is finally worth it!

Answer 5

Knowing that in some small way you are making a difference in the world.

Also, sometimes, depending upon the child's home life, a teacher/school/classroom may be the brightest part of the child's day and possibly life.

Answer 6

seeing the light go on over their heads when they finally get whatever you're trying to teach is the best! unfortunately, you'll spend more time disciplining than teaching.

Answer 7

i'm warning you DON'T BE A TEACHER it's a nitemare because my neighbor teaches and she quit because she said it was alful