tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post5943610308685730312..comments2024-03-19T00:04:13.541-04:00Comments on Successful Teaching: Why Should I Become A Teacher?loonyhikerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378360383088143368noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-54073240755254991762010-08-25T09:54:15.275-04:002010-08-25T09:54:15.275-04:00I still don't have an answer to this question....I still don't have an answer to this question....geez.Paul Bogushhttp://blogush.edublogs.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-76781900547449637652010-08-21T13:52:53.081-04:002010-08-21T13:52:53.081-04:00When I was going through my Ed Program twenty year...When I was going through my Ed Program twenty years ago, one young woman when asked this question replied, "Because I'll get to wear lots of cute outfits." I guess she hadn't heard that teachers are notoriously bad dressers--both because we're poor and because we spend half our time crawling around the floor with the kids. There's a related article called "Quick Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-82235264040233551712010-08-19T18:05:23.928-04:002010-08-19T18:05:23.928-04:00I agree with "Anonymous." It's a mi...I agree with "Anonymous." It's a mission, not a job. Some people are called, they are natural teachers. Others...not so much.Sioux Roslawskihttp://www.siouxspage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-9718055246462644752010-08-19T18:03:15.454-04:002010-08-19T18:03:15.454-04:00I heard a waitress (who had previously gone throug...I heard a waitress (who had previously gone through a stint of student teaching and decided it was not for her) said a professor told a class once,"If there is anything else you would love doing, other than teaching, do it. But if the only thing you're passionate about is education, you have no choice..." I can see what probably prompted them to give that advice. Teaching is suchSioux Roslawskihttp://www.siouxspage.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-13964779252896058222010-08-19T17:44:31.147-04:002010-08-19T17:44:31.147-04:00I would say, if you have to ask if you should beco...I would say, if you have to ask if you should become a teacher, then the answer is NO. This is a profession that either calls to you or it doesn't. If you're not sure it's something you want to do, to the point where you have to ask the opinion of others, then it's probably not for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-22703737787779696982010-08-19T09:35:45.695-04:002010-08-19T09:35:45.695-04:00It depends where your hesitation is. If you are he...It depends where your hesitation is. If you are hesitating because teachers don't make much money, but otherwise you want to do it, it may still be a good idea. (It's not a lucrative profession, so I see that as a valid concern.)<br /><br />Before you think about being a teacher, you need to think about your expectations. Do you expect kids to just listen to you all the time? Do you luckeyfroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09338266098096236978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5472287208924187505.post-28884525542016481252010-08-19T07:08:23.803-04:002010-08-19T07:08:23.803-04:00I hope this doesn't sound curt, but I would sa...I hope this doesn't sound curt, but I would say, "If you have to ask, you shouldn't become a teacher."<br /><br />I mean this along the same lines as you use in your post. This sounds like someone who wants to be a teacher for the wrong reasons, looking for the "right answer" to a test question.Ric Murryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053188864706614234noreply@blogger.com