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[quote=Anonymous]OP: Only go into teaching if you have a desire to teach and impact the lives of kids. Don't just get into it for the schedule otherwise you'll hate it and you'd be better off getting a flexible part time job.

Teaching can be extremely rewarding, but also exhausting as you are basically 'performing' all day. There's no chance to sit, use the bathroom when you want, or zone out for a few minutes. You'll get a half hour lunch break and a planning period, but you'll need those for planning and for meetings. You'll basically adopt 20-something kids to be yours for the year and that includes their academic and social-emotional growth and all of their needs. You'll attend planning meetings, meetings with the special ed teacher and other specialists, build a rapport with parents, and so on.

Especially for the first couple of years you'll be busy both in and out of school hours planning and prepping. And the job can be physically/emotionally draining at first until you get used to it.[/quote]

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