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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I made the switch from consulting to teaching middle school math.  The only time I have a smidgen of regret is when I look at the pay check, but on a daily basis I absolutely love what I do.

Definitely look at the full certification program.  I went to a night/weekend masters program that took 2 years going every other weekend.  I worked full time during the coursework, and quit when I began my student teaching.  I cannot imagine stepping foot into a classroom without experience.

I worked with a guy who was a lawyer for 30 years and began teaching middle school math, but he had volunteered in the school for a couple years before, doing tutoring and remediation, so he knew what he was getting into.  He still comments on how overwhelming it was, and how unprepared he felt.

I am in my 4th year now, and I generally work 7:30-4:30, come home, put baby to bed, and work 8-11 or so.  It's tiring, but I love it.[/quote]

Before you do it, check out those hours, you will have no life. I loved teaching but realized I can't do it anymore, I was literally surviving on so little sleep to be effective it was taking a toll on my health. To get to work before the endless photocopy queue I would get to work just before 7:00 a.m., leave at around 5:30 pm and take a nap then work til late or all night if I slept for more than 5 hours. So it depends on your age, if you have a partner, or children, if you are going to work in a title I school or a charter school or WTOP. It is the most exhausting thing I've ever done and sadly I just can't do it anymore. [/quote]

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