Quote Originally Posted by The Captain
Several friends and peers of mine have gone into the teaching field and have reported that male teachers are in demand, so that's one bit of hope for you, if that helps any.

Probably the toughest part of teaching is keeping your energy level up, as the grind of teaching a subject everyday for nearly two thirds of a year and always trying to keep it both informative and interesting to the students is one tough juggling act.

Just out of curiousity, have any of your courses offered advice on how to mantain the balance between the information and the technique to connecting it to and with students?

Take care all.
Well, I am taking education courses, I've taken 4 of them...all of them were 400-level classes. I have to take 5 more. So when all is said and done, I'll have taken 11 Math classes (9 Math, 2 Stat) and 9 Education classes. I hope I'll be a good teacher...but we'll see.

My Education courses tries to teach me techniques and new ways with communicating with students. Half the teachers teaching now don't have an Education degree. So I'll have some leverage when I get out there. The reason why I want to teach is that I had some pretty bad teachers in the past, I want to change that. The best way to change something or someone is to replace them...sounds harsh, but that's reality sometimes.

The thing I'll probably hate most is waking up at 5AM. I have to be at class by 6AM, but the bell rings at 6:45AM...for now at least. Good thing is that the stress ends at 2:45, but since I have to start so early, that kind of even things out from a 9-5 day.

But I will keep my current job as a cashier, I want to work like, 4-8 on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, and work like 12-5 on Sundays when I teach. I kind of like the thought of being busy with 2 jobs and all, but we'll see how things turn out.