While growing up and observing my teachers at school, I have learned that it isn’t always an easy job. Teachers do everything they can to teach their students’ academic, social and other formative skills. Plenty of my teachers have to deal with complications, most of them being minor, but it isn’t always an easy job helping children, teens and young adults. As a student myself, I know they can be stubborn, unwilling to learn, aggressive, and irresponsible. Sometimes, they simply don’t care. However, that is a teacher's purpose: to help and shape their students to become better learners, so that they have a clearer understanding regarding a variety of subject matters. Someday, I actually want to become an elementary art teacher, which is …show more content…
An elementary educator also needs to have a wide personality. By “wide” I mean they should be prepared to multitask, learn not to get distracted easily and really know how to connect with children. Teaching a child is not easy, so they need to demonstrate self-control, concern, independency, tolerance, and flexibility. A good teacher is known as a teacher who is willing to help others and learn how to cooperate. Before getting a teaching degree, the individual will need to take regular high school classes, such as math, science, English, and psychology, have two years of a foreign language and should consider participating in a teacher’s aide program. Then one must continue onto a four year college to get a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education. The placement for an elementary teacher is quite high and it shouldn't be that difficult to find a job. Also, to increase the chances of getting a job and to increase your salary, a person should also get a Master’s Degree. It is not required but it looks better and often helps the employability of a future education. All the time people ask, “Oh, why do you want to be a teacher, they don’t make that much money?” However, teachers make decent pay. On average, a teacher will make $53,000 per year. In the state of Wisconsin and Minnesota, teachers make the average salary and have the
As a young student, I have always aspired to become a teacher. Growing up, what I realized was that teaching is my future. Teaching is all I have focused on for years, slowly preparing myself to become a teacher. It is my passion and it was I believe I am meant to do. The only thing that worried me over all was the amount of money that a beginning teacher gets paid. I worry because of my future family. I worry that I won't be able to support them with a low-paying salary that teachers receive. I do not want to juggle around more than one job because that would bring stress and take away my focus from teaching. Though it is not about the money and I would never do it for the money, I worry that I won't be able to live off a teacher salary. Teacher pay should increase because higher salaries would improve the quality of the candidates applying for teaching positions, retaining teachers will become easier, and overall to improve the quality of teachers so the success of students would improve.
In addition, public school teachers must have a state-issued certification or license. Median annual wages for kindergarten and elementary school teachers was $54,550 in May 2015. Employment of kindergarten and elementary school teachers is projected to grow six percent from 2014 to 2024, about as fast as the average for all occupations. Growth is expected because of projected increases in student enrollment. However, employment growth will vary by region.
Preschool is something very important for toddlers. Preschools were established in Europe around the late 1800’s. They were later introduced to the United States in the 1920’s. According to the Encyclopedia of careers and vocational guidance 9th edition “preschools expanded rapidly in the united states during the 1960’s”.
Teachers work in environments that can be very stressful. Some teachers don’t have the materials as in computers or textbooks or any other materials that can help the child learn. Educational requirements for a teacher is to have a high school diploma. However, If you plan on teaching younger children, then you will need a bachelor's degree, but before getting your bachelor’s you should think what age group you would like to teach. Middle school teachers must have either a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree. High school teachers must have a Bachelor’s Degree to teach. Teachers salaries vary depending on the age group that is being taught and the location of the school . A high school teacher’s salary would be about $47,664. If you decide to teach middle school, then your salary will be around $45,761. Pre-k through elementary teachers have a salary of about $30,278 to $64,867. Pre-k and elementary teach younger children who need more attention and consequently, earn a higher salary. Positives about being a pre-k teacher is you contrive to interact with young children who will make you laugh. You will never be bored because children have a
I learned quickly that being an effective teacher is an art that takes time and devotion. Many times, teachers are not provided with the necessary materials in order to maintain the various learning styles in a classroom. It is up to the teacher to create an environment where students can succeed. This is a full time job, meaning that a teacher’s work is not done once they leave the school. A teacher must contribute a significant amount of time and effort in order to see positive results in the school and in his or her own classroom. After observing my cooperating teacher’s strategies and learning more about the profession, I knew that I was going in the right direction with my life. I took a significant amount of knowledge away from this experience and have continued to strive to be the type of educator that I was blessed to work with during this experience. .
What is an educational career? Most would think of those first days of preschool. While others would say when you are introduced to any form of education, whether it be from a TV show or book for children that are too young to go to school. I believe that it starts when you have an interest in learning. For example, at a very young age, I found myself getting jealous of my older sister being able to go to school all week, while I would stay at home playing and keeping myself busy. It got to the point where I would be moping around while she got ready or begging my dad to let me sit in the room with them while he helped her with her homework. Eventually, my parents got tired of this because I began to get flashcards and early learning books from the dollar store that I would happily work on for hours. These are the times that come to my mind when I think about the time my educational career began.
To begin with, an outstanding educator must possess understanding. One must understand that all children are unique, and therefore
You get payed 54,890 dollars a year (bls.gov). In my opinion that’s enough money to pay bills and all of your other personal things. But others say that’s a big money jump from where they’re working or what they’re making. That’s one of the main reasons people don’t want to be teachers. The beginning rate of money as a teacher is 40,000 dollars (cde.ca.gov). The middle rate is when you start to make 50,000+ a year. The highest amount you can get paid is 60,000 dollars but that is when you have been working there for years and get more experienced in that field. Although you’re likely to get the job you still have to know the job outlook just for a better understanding of our chances in getting the
To help become a middle school teacher you can take some high school classes. Such as peer tutoring, child development, and some schools offer being a student teacher. You also have to at least have a bachelor’s degree. May have a better chance getting a job if you have a master’s degree. You have to go to college for secondary teaching that goes from
In the United States, starting salaries for teachers who have completed a four-year degree are far lower compared to many other professions, which also require a four-year degree. In most states, teachers must undergo testing and other rigorous certification requirements, but they are given the same consideration or status as beginning professionals in other areas. Although attractive incentives are offered, the compensation does not compare to the long hours of work and schooling required for a teaching career.
the career i have picked is teaching i want to teach because i love being in the room with kids i can relate to i enjoy helping them and i like the challenge of teaching them.in teaching there is alot of stuff u have to do to be come one to be a good one here are some examples. (1) you have to learn from your students as well as they learn from you. (2) you have to respect them and they will respect you. (3) you have to make learning fun you can 't just set there and talk all hour you have to make it fun. teachers have to do lots of planning and preparing you have to make a study plan or a lesson plan. there 's more to it than just setting down and looking online u have to make notes u have to make home work and study guides and tests its
To be a well-rounded elementary school teacher it will take a lot of work. Four crucial concepts of making a good elementary school teacher are; organization, interpersonal skills, passion and lastly to be fun and enjoyable. When it comes to teaching organization is an important asset to have to be successful at your job. Having an organized classroom where students can find things that they need easily and having a routine in your classroom will keep the students structured. Also, having your school year laid out by objectives and lesson plans to meet on a weekly basis will keep
Becoming a teacher is great choice for you if you enjoy working with children and enjoy helping their education grow. You will need at least a bachelor's degree which takes at least 4 years to complete. A great college to attend to is Arizona state university, to be accepted into this college the ACT score required is a 28. The acceptance rate is at 84.30%, The undergraduate rate is 43% ,and the masters degree (6 years) is at 63%. The starting salary of a teacher varies
I asked her, “What would you change about art education if you could?” Ms. Lawson wants to grade on effort, this would make the students and herself feel better. “They would have more students that would want to take art and was not forced into it. Art would be more fun for everyone all around.” With this her second year of teaching, she has found teaching mostly satisfying. She was lucky in getting her job at Lakes high school. It was between Lakes high school with a great art program and Lee that she would be the only art teacher in the school. I asked her what she would like your students to leave with when they are finished her class. “I need to put this as my motto on the wall. Trying, perseverance, the outcome and the big unknown. I want my students to know it’s okay to fail, but do not give up. Art is work, life is work, it’s the effort you put into it for the satisfaction. Ms. Lawson motivates students by making tasks fun yet challenging. She talks up the assignment to get the students excited about it. Kirsten builds a relationship with the students to allow them to feel more
For one to become a teacher in the United States, there are specific qualifications he or she must acquire prior to starting their career. All primary and secondary education teachers must have a high school diploma. After high school, teachers must get a college or university degree in elementary or secondary education depending on the level that they intend to teach at. A primary