Since I told my parents that I wanted to become a teacher they have been trying to get me to change my mind by saying" Teachers make no money" instead of supporting me in my career goals. I want to take their advice but at the same time I want to be a Teacher.
Please help cuz I do not know wat to do!!
P.S- I know teaching pays low but I have a passion to help kids.
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I understand you a 100% same thing happened to me. My parents told me the same thing but i became a tutor and saw how much I loved it. Go to a tutoring center and ask them to let you tutor for a day get the feel of it, you are going to make your desicion that day. Don't get a miserable 4 year career to lead to a lifetime miserable job. ;) Money is water in your hands no matter how much you have it goes quickly.
You should learn how to spell should first. Best of luck♥
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It seems like you could become a great teacher. I think you should try doing it and tell your parents that this is something you can do really well and that they should support you...
Good Luck!
you should be happy with whatever career choice u make. if u want to be a teacher, then be a teacher..i have had the same thing told to me a whole bunch of times, but i dont care because its what i want to do... i love kids and i have a passion for helping them.
i used to want to be a teacher too, and my parents told me the same thing, except they had another point, there are almost no job availability for elementary school teachers or teachers in general, at least around my area (western NY near the lakes). My mom works at a teaching center for disabled kids with behavior problems and her friend that also works there is hiring these teacher aides with full teaching degrees, because they couldn't find any other place to work.
There are many ways to help or work with kids. I'm going into my senior year and i know for sure i want to help and be around kids, just like you. Taking the negatives that come from being a teacher i decided to look at other ways to help kids. That's why i decided i wanted to go to college for nursing and become a pediatric nurse so i can help kids.
All the positives with being a teacher can also be found else where, just like nursing. Nursing is in high demand so it is VERY easy to get a job anywhere, and the pay is good.
Think about it, but if you truly love teaching go for it, you live life the way you and only you want to because no one can make you happy but yourself.
go for it (but watch your spelling)
Teaching is not as underpaid as it once was. I am teaching in the Chicago suburbs and we are comfortable and putting three kids through college. The difficult part is the first few years because your salary grows slowly.
Here is how I think of my pay sometimes. Some polls about life and career satisfaction will ask if people would be willing to take less pay for more time off, and a lot of people wish they could, without sacrficing their standing in their career. So that is how I think of my summer "off.'' BTW, you won't have summers off if you use them to take extra grad courses for salary advancement but that is what you need to do at least until you have your masters done.
I do not work during the summers, except for occasional projects, but at one time I worked two jobs when we had a young family depending on my income.
If teaching appeals to you because you genuinely like to help people learn things, I say go for it.
I also chose a college and a major that my parents didn't approve of; however, it was well-researched on my part, and something that I have a passion for. Although I am not in that field right now due to health issues with my son, I still use my training all the time - in homeschooling him, in classes that I teach, and with students that I tutor.
In the end, it all came down to this...I was put on this earth with specific interests, talents, and strengths. While I highly respect my parents, and I often do take their advice, my studies and career goals are personal to me. They are based on what I truly love to do, and what I feel I'm made to do. They made the same choices at that age, and at times those choices were made against their parents' advice, because they felt that strongly about it.
As long as you know what teaching involves, both the ups and the downs, and you still feel it is what you are supposed to do, I say go for it. The first 5-10 years are by no means easy, but if that is what you have a passion for, it becomes worth it. Research your options for helping kids, figure out where you feel you best fit, and go for it :-)
Good luck!
I had the same dilemma as you, and it took me nearly three years to figure out! I finally decided I'll become a teacher, and just not care about the money. It's totally untrue about teacher's making no money. You can never be rich as a teacher, but you will have enough to support a family. And it pays twice as much as any minimum wage job (in my country, maybe not the US). Teachers generally earn more in other countries than the US if you'd like a working holiday. They especially earn a lot in the UK, and there is a shortage over there. Anyway, there's no good in getting a well-payed job that you hate. You'll be much better off doing something you truly enjoy.
I can't comment on the money side of things because I assume it will not be the same in the US as it is in the UK. What I can tell you is that if you really love working with children it is the best job in the world. It is never the same 2 days running, and the challenge is pretty constant. Go for it.
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