If you have ever thought about becoming a teacher, then this article is for you. You'll learn everything you ever wanted to know about becoming a teacher, where teachers work, how much they get paid, what kind of additional in-service training they need, how u can become a teacher, some of the dangers involved in the job, when you expect to retire and how you can make a difference in the life of people you serve.
Being a teacher is not the most stressful job because you don't have to make numbers to have a good paycheck, but you still have to make sure that most of the students of your class understood your class. Also, it can be stressful for little things like correction and the submission of grades but in general, it's a chill and fun job when you do it for the good reason's
In general, teacher help students to develop their knowledge but also guide them for their future. They can influence them in a good way or in bad way too. They are here to motivate, help, analyse and evaluate their students.
On a typical day, a teacher will wake up around 7, have a coffee and go to school. Usually, they start around 8 or 9 a.m., but it always depends on the schedule and the class they have to give because they don't do a 9 to 5 every day. When they arrive at school, the teacher will prepare the classe to welcome the student and start the sooner. They will teach their subject, make activities, exercises etc. When the class is done, they will repeat it with the other class they have. They have usually a lunch break like the student but some days, they have a recuperation dinner to help the students that need extra time. When the day is over, the teacher will go home, do some correction, prepare the next classe, answered some emails. Occasionally, a teacher will have meetings with the parents or with the staff.
Teachers work at school, but they can be in a private school, elementary school, high school, college or university.
To become a teacher, you have to graduate from high-school, you have to finish a two years program at a college and then go to university. When you arrive at this stage, you have to do a baccalaureate of 4 years in university in a program of education that is specializes on the subject that you want to teach. During those years, you will have to attempt trainee ships.
Around 60 000 and $100 000 a year.
If they want to be more than an elementary teacher or high-school teacher, they have to continue at university.
Being disrespected by students and not be able to achieve the parts of their job.
Around the age of 65.
I am almost at university, thank you.