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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a special education teacher. I love what I do and wouldn't turn someone away from the profession because it truly is rewarding, but I do think you need to realize that you'd be giving up a huge amount of flexibility.  I have a job where I can't be 5 minutes late because I needed to help drop off a project or accommodate a tantrum in the a.m..  Where I can't step out to take a phone call from the pediatrician.  I will never make it to my kid's first day of school, or a Halloween Party or a field trip.  I also bring a lot of work home, even relative to the general education teachers in my building.

On the other hand, as I said, I love what I do. Not everyone can say that.  [/quote]

Thank you so much for your response.  That is something I will definitely have to think long and hard about.  I would ideally like to work in a high school, which would mean I would get out in time to be home for my elementary age kids.  And then there would be summers off.  When you think of the inflexibility, does having summers off help it feel worth it to you?[/quote]

I'm a single parent, so I need to work summers to make close to what I'd make in another profession that has similar educational requirements.  Given the choice, I'd rather not have the headache of worrying about finding a summer job.  If I had a spouse and a second income that allowed me to afford to only work and get paid for 80% of the year, I think that my first choice would probably be either shorter days, or 4 days a week, although that would probably depend on the age of my kids.

As far as picking up from elementary school, I think you need to think about whether the trade off of having your kids at home with a parent who can do some supervision and shuttling to activities, but also has probably brought a couple hours of grading, planning, and paperwork home, vs. being in aftercare.  To me, that really depends on personality.  [/quote]

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