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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We all know teachers don’t make much, so between the low pay and summers off, is that enough to constitute a “hobby” job?[/quote]

Considering it's fulltime job, other than the two months in summer, that would be more than a hobby.

It's a demanding job for sure, but not particularly difficult to be a teacher, just have to have a knack for controlling kids and getting them interested in learning.

That cannot be taught, it's either innate or learned by experience.

[b]College does nothing to prepare people to become teachers, and it is just a huge waste of time and money.[/b] So go the "emergency certification" route if you want to try teaching. [/quote]

What? Have you seen people in a classroom who have no training? It isn't pretty. Most of them quit because they aren't prepared. I had to cover for a teacher in the room next door to me because she'd go to the bathroom to cry a handful of times every day. It's a lot. She quit in January of her first year. Her two friends in her cohort didn't return to teaching after their first year. Student teaching is an absolute must IMO.[/quote]

I transitioned to teaching after spending years in an office environment. I agree with you.

I wasn’t REMOTELY prepared for what hit me. I started with 9 other career changers. I was the only one left at the end of the 3rd year. I’m still teaching, but it took me a long time to get comfortable in the classroom.

I cried at the beginning, too. A lot. I had no idea how emotionally and mentally exhausting teaching would be, and the work never ended.

I wish I went through an education program. I would have been more prepared.[/quote]

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