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[quote=Anonymous]The tricky part about teaching is that the good teaching positions are hard to get precisely because they are good positions. There are always going to be 'high need' positions in SPED and ELL and Foreign Languages because those jobs are hard. At the same time, they can be very rewarding. It's quite hard to get the easier positions like high school social studies where there are tons of applicants. Those jobs are few and far between. As others have said, think carefully about what you want to teach in terms of what age group you like working with. Regarding the poor work life balance, I might wait a few years until both of your kids get past the sick-very-frequently stage in daycare. It has made a big difference for me that I switched to teaching after my son was old enough to stay home alone when sick. (And my district is very supportive about sick leave). Have you considered nursing or physical therapy assistant? [/quote]
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