Should I become a teacher just to get a good salary?what are the other motivations for one to become a teacher
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Well, I NEVER heard of anyone who entered the teaching profession to make a good salary. If that is your motivation, forget it. Teachers are overworked and underpaid. They are expected to teach their subject while they handle discipline problems, and to be amateur psychologists, social workers, and substitute parents while they do endless paper work and attend one inconsequential meeting after another AFTER their school day which has been interrupted by school wide announcement over the intercom, senseless assemblies, students moving in and out of the classroom for all kinds of other "services. The endless paper work and meetings usually have Little to do with their teaching. A teacher's fondest wish is that s/he be given uninterrupted time to teach.\n\nNow if you can handle that nightmare, and love kids and your subject, then teach. There are several books I would recommend you read: HORACE'S COMPROMISE, THE SHOPPING MALL HIGH SCHOOL, AND UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE. All three will offer excellent insights into teaching.
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Teaching does NOT make money. You will find that teachers living in financial comfort are married to someone making the big income... it's not from the teacher pay. Most people living on a teaching income only, are either single and living modestly, or hold down a second job on nights/weekends/summers.\n\nIf you want to make the best money possible teaching, then be prepared not to have a life... the only extra money directly from teaching is from stipends, such as sports coaching. That's a big time commitment. Even then, you won't make as good a pay as you would with similar levels of training, time on the job, and degrees in business, law, medicine, etc.
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it is definitely rewarding, but the reward comes at a cost for some teachers...everything's a trade-off...i taught HS Sp. Ed., now i sub...i would rather teach full time again, but it's not always as easy to find a good teaching job as you might think...\n\ni really enjoyed being in the classroom...i would be thrilled when i knew i had gotten through to the kids in some way...\n\nnow, every position/school is different, but here are some everyday basics: a lot of paperwork, a lot of planning (for lessons, etc. - lesson plans are as hard as you want to make them, but there are many things to consider: dept. scope and sequence, state standards, district standards, modifications for different level students in the same class, plus you have to make it work in practice and make it interesting and enjoyable), a lot of grading/organizing, a lot of disciplining (depends on the class/teacher), a LOT of politics (the main thing i hate) - you will have to deal with some very unsavory people - be they administrators, fellow teachers or parents - a lot of meetings (department, school, parents), IEP (even for general ed), hearings, etc., a lot of phone calls and e-mails, a lot of time trying to figure out the grade software and get everything in on time, progress reports - and, of course, periodic professional evaluations/classroom observations by administrators, a lot of "staff development" - the education business is still a business and it's usually run like one...i'm a little cynical about it, but i only enjoyed teaching when i was in the classroom, which is about 50% of the job...\n\nsome people have a natural talent for all these things, but most of us struggle with at least half of them...do the rewards outweigh the negatives? you'd have to give it a try to see if you like it.\n\nyou never forget the kids you work with though, and the hope that you may have changed their life in some way...
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Each of those fields require a lot of education and training to get to the point where you can make ridiculous money. So maybe they are worth the pay in that sense. But teachers require just as much education to become qualified, plus their job is ostensibly more "important" than any you mentioned. Yet teachers get paid terribly in comparison. Doctors get paid a lot because we demand perfection from them (rightly so) and sue them if they slip up. We don't sue our waiter if he messes up our order. Lawyers are overpaid because we demand perfection (perhaps wrongly) from too many other parts of society. If people stop suing companies for getting burned by hot coffee, kids choking on small parts, etc, then the financial incentives for trial lawyers will diminish. As for engineers, programmers, scientists... supply and demand I suppose dictates their salaries, so it's hard to say what constitutes "too much" for them. Just my opinions!
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well to make a great salary you need to find something that will be in demand when you graduate not in demand right now, for it to still be worthwhile that is dependent on your on personal values, just remember though you can be happy at a job that doesnt pay very well and your're personal life will suffer or you can be content with a job that pays well enough to support yourself and not live with your parents when you graduate
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It is next to impossible to become a teacher without spending money, even if you get a full scholarship to the university of your choice... you will still have to pay for certification tests and your teaching license.
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I can't really understand your question as you have apparently left some words out.  But in the US there are many unfilled public school teaching positions.  So a certified teacher should have no problem finding a position, especially in larger cities...the problem comes in on trying to live on the meager wages offered.
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you are going to have to deal with kids that are difficult, act up, possibly threaten you...and you can do very little about it.\n\nit is very frustrating and sometimes deters people from entering the field in the first place.\n\nhowever, if you truly want to teach, then you won't be worried about the "problem" kids that you will inevitably face...and the "problem" parents....don't forget about them !!!\n\nalso, the pay can be rough at first, but once you are teaching for a few years, it gets better.  also, it's based on where you're teaching.\n\ntake care.
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Teacher's should get paid like the educated professionals they are.  There is a lot more in teaching than most people think.  Some people might argue that 35k (average salary for a first year teacher) might be enough but there's  alot of other factors to consider than just living expenses.  Every time a teacher takes work to be graded home, its unpaid overtime.  Every time a teacher tutors before school or after school for the most part is unpaid overtime (some schools do pay teachers but not many).  Every time child receives a certificate, a pencil, a cupcake, a candy, a sticker, a book or any other type of rewards, they are paid out of pocket.  Anytime you walk into a teacher's room and see posters, bulletin boards, borders for decoration, the majority of the books (for students to read for pleasure), even whiteboard markers were paid out of pocket.  Some teachers have been known to buy their own desk chairs because the schools don't provide any.  Some schools limit the teacher's use of copy machines.  Guess what happens when a teacher runs out...Kinko's run to send homework packets home, parents letters, progress reports out of pocket and only to find out that the homework doesn't get done and letters are not being read.  I definately think teacher's should get paid more.
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Depends on the school district, state, etc.  But on average I would have to say about 40k to start out.  Some may pay more or less.  The more education a teacher has and the more experience the more teacher's get paid.  The following is my school districts website that shows teacher salaries. http://www.rusd.k12.ca.us/hr/sal/SalSchedCert.pdf\n You can find them in any school districts website.  I have been teaching for 4 years and I have my masters so that puts me up in the salary scale.  I LOVE MY JOB.  There is a lot that goes into teaching, more than most people think. You get pulled in all different directions and do more than just teach.  It takes a lot of careful planning and dedication.  Be ready for upaid overtime hours (which sounds horrible but I knew coming in to the profession what I was getting myself into) Just be sure that this is truly what you want.  We owe it to our students to like being there everyday to teach them.  :)
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As a teacher, I think our salary is meager.  Are we underpaid, probably.  This however, is not exactly the financial concern that most teachers have.  \n\nSomeone has already responded, "They still have the guts to ask for more funds" and then in the same response this person has pointed out that the classrooms, textbooks, and the physical environment of the school is deplorable.  I, and most other teachers, would agree wholeheartedly.  The financial increments that most teacher would most like to see is not in their own paychecks, but in the education system as a whole.  If more money were allocated to education, schools would be more aesthetically appealing, textbooks would be current and not falling apart, class sizes would decrease, and classes would be able to take more educational field trips.  More money devoted to education would make a teacher's job easier to do as well as creating an environment more conducive to learning.  As it is, teachers are underpaid because we have very few resources to work with.  Most teachers spend hundreds of their own dollars annually to teach their students.  If however, the education system as a whole were given more financial and physical resources to work with, I believe the salary would be less of an issue.  These are changes that most teachers would prefer rather than an increase in salary.
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I don't have time to watch the video...at least not now, but I think it would depend how the money is spent, it's not just how much money a district has that can make the difference. BUT, of course having money and using it wisely could make a significant difference - for example...up to date text books, computers in the classroom, current maps in the classroom. It's difficult to teach when the material is 10 years old. It would also help to pay teachers more :-) because some really awesome teachers leave the profession because it costs more to live than we make. We do spend A LOT of out of pocket money for pencils, folders, paper and tissue and more because not all kids come from families who value education and send their kids to school with pencils or other supplies. I know I could make 3 times the money doing 1/3 the work, but there are things money can't buy, like the spontaneous hugs from kids and notes that tell me I'm the best teacher in the world.
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Being a teacher is just hard. Some days you feel like a 3rd grader knows more than you do. Sorry for the bad days but don't let it get you down. What you are doing is a worthwhile thing. Love your students and forget about the others.
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I am coming up on my 16th anniversary, married to another teacher. It has been wonderful.\n\nThe two teacher salaries together add up to one professional salary...lol!\n\nBeing married to a fellow teacher is good because....\n1) You share the same vacation days.\n2) Travel and other family activities during summer vacation.\n3) When one of you is taking professional development courses or attending professional conferences during the summer, the other can be home watching the kids.\n4) When you're totally stumped about a student, or a situation at work with a parent or administrator, you have someone who knows what's up to brainstorm with, who you also can trust.\n5) Only a fellow teacher can REALLY understand the sort of day you've had, and just how essential that foot rub and chocolate are.\n\nHowever, you really do want to teach in different buildings. Just as with any other type of career, being in the same building can result in extra stresses to your marriage because you are seen as interchangable, people tell one spouse and expect the other to already know, and if there are problems at work you as a couple get a double dose of it.\n\nMy husband and I don't have that problem, because I teach at the elementary level and he teaches high school.
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Just remember that you are setting good habits for your future....you do want a good education so you can make tons of money don't you?
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I had some great teachers when I was in elementary-h.s. and the best ones influenced me to go on and be a teacher myself. What I learned from them, I applied in my classroom. What I learned from the not so good teachers (thank goodness those were very few) I remembered never to do in my class.\n\nI went back and thanked my high school teachers who had an impact on me. I told them that they had such an impact, it influenced my future to become a teacher. It is one of the best things you can do for someone who did something positive in your life...reward them by telling them that.
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Teaching... You get summers off.  You get excellent benefits.  And, teachers are always in demand.