Comments on: Dream Big To Succeed – A Teacher’s Life is HARD

By: Seth @ Boy Meets Food

Seth @ Boy Meets Food — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:14:20 +0000

I taught high school math for a year, right out of college. Wow, it was so much more stressful and difficult than the work I actually went to school for (computer programming). The great thing about it, my wife is a high school teacher, so that year gave me a real appreciation for the work she does! My hat goes off to anybody who works hard, and is a true educator… I use those words to distinguish from those who just give worksheets and show movies (yes, there are still a few).

I know this is a REALLY old post, but if anybody reads this, take a minute to look up an old teacher that made a difference in your life, and send them a quick email just saying thanks.

By: Ear

Ear — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 15:15:26 +0000

The previous response is why I approve of standardized testing.

By: mark weller

mark weller — Sun, 08 Jan 2006 20:43:52 +0000

i have been teaching special ed. since 1980, mostly learniing disabled students. i have had 3 years OFF from sped since i have started and taught “normal clases” i have taught special education about 9 years at the elemaentary level, 11 years at the high school level and i am in my third year at the middle school level. i hate the paper work ( anindividualized education plan usually takes around 12 to 17 pages depending on how involved the student is ) and i hate the formal individualized testing! it takes about 3 hours of testing & paper work to get a student in my program and all this has to be done before we have a meeting with the parents to propose an individualized program. i love working with the kids. we have fun everyday and they know i care about them because we work like crazy to improve their skills and we help them learn to surrvive in the regular classroom with get passing grades.

you really have to love watching the kids interact and develop over the years. everyone who i have started teaching with has retired. i keep thinkiing about retiring but then i wouldn’t GET to go to school each day and have fun.

the bottom line is here get out while you can, if you’re not having fun the kids are not either. find something you really enjoy……………………….mark

By: Cap

Cap — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 03:10:55 +0000

yeah I use to want to teach.

then I realized I’ll snap and wipe out the school. I always told myself, maybe elementary or college.. no way to junior high or high school.

I wonder how long she’s been teaching.. it always makes me sad a bit to see that one teacher/professor that lost his/her passion, and it always makes me wonder how some of them keep them going for years to come.