Career Change

Stealhead · 04-20-12, 12:53 PM

Both my mother and my sister are teachers (mom retired after 35 years) they both enjoy it my mother taught mostly 7th or 8th grade English later she had 6th grade reading.My sister did special education a very hard field no matter what but if you have nack for working with and helping these types of students it can be rewarding now she teaches 4th grade.

I would agree that alot of it has to do with administration you have to be under the right people to do well/enjoy the work.Of course I have heard many teachers admit that it took them a year sometimes two to be sure they where cut out for the job or not.Of course both my mother and sister had very good first administrators and that helps greatly because you build a reputation that way which is good.

In the end though it is one of those jobs you really have to work in for a year or so before you know for sure if you will enjoy it.My mother said she really felt like she had made a poor choice most of her first year and then one day it just kind all feel into place and she enjoyed it they basically made her retire actually she was in the state DROP retirement program and they got tired of her extending year after year.

Also you get the summer off not shabby.

04-20-12, 12:53 PM	#9
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Both my mother and my sister are teachers (mom retired after 35 years) they both enjoy it my mother taught mostly 7th or 8th grade English later she had 6th grade reading.My sister did special education a very hard field no matter what but if you have nack for working with and helping these types of students it can be rewarding now she teaches 4th grade. I would agree that alot of it has to do with administration you have to be under the right people to do well/enjoy the work.Of course I have heard many teachers admit that it took them a year sometimes two to be sure they where cut out for the job or not.Of course both my mother and sister had very good first administrators and that helps greatly because you build a reputation that way which is good. In the end though it is one of those jobs you really have to work in for a year or so before you know for sure if you will enjoy it.My mother said she really felt like she had made a poor choice most of her first year and then one day it just kind all feel into place and she enjoyed it they basically made her retire actually she was in the state DROP retirement program and they got tired of her extending year after year. Also you get the summer off not shabby.