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[quote=Anonymous]Ex-teacher, current nanny, future speech pathologist here.

Nannying has a lot of perks compared to teaching - not bringing work home with you, no 10pm phone calls from irate parents, set hours (there were nights I was stuck on the school bus until 11pm), the opportunity to build strong relationships with the kids, lack of bureaucracy, focus on organic learning vs. test prep, I could go on and on.

But.

It is not intellectually stimulating at all. Yes I read about child development and look up new crafts and discipline techniques but it isn't taxing in any way. This suits me at the moment as my last teaching job was in a turnaround school (and I cried almost every night) but if I tried to do this forever I know I would get bored.

My advice is to finish your degree and take it seriously, do your student teaching hours, and then see what calls to you. This isn't a decision you have to make - chances are you'll have multiple careers (not just jobs) in your life - so take the pressure off, finish your education, and then find a job doing whatever you want at that point.[/quote]

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