Is Elementary Education an okay career to pursue? Anonymous 119516
Because I’m severely regretting my decision after believing this would be something I can see myself in.
But I can’t seem to figure out why?
Anonymous 119517
>>119516OP HERE… I’m not even a people-person— I’m so over, ladies.
Anonymous 119521
I'm not a people person either, but I love teaching and working with kids. I didn't like it at first, it grew on me once I had cultivated the right skills. But it's definitely not for everyone
. How far into your program are you?
Anonymous 119522
>>119521I haven’t even started!
This semester I’m actually taking a class about it and I’m required to have some field experience. But we are still easing into the course so we’re only signing up to eventually visit a school.
Though it’s comforting to find someone who’s in the field and isn’t a people-person. I just thought that since I’m so shy and anxious maybe I’m not fit to be any kind of teacher.
Anonymous 119536
I've watched hundreds of videos on teachers talking about quitting.
I don't think it's worth it. Low pay, almost dead end and the kids are getting increasingly psychopathic and narcissistic. The administrative policies are "mechanisms of anxiety" as Mark Fisher puts it 10 years ago. They exist not for the welfare of the students or the welfare of the teachers, but to appease external agencies, media and the general population. You'll realize that you spend maybe 20% of your actual work hours in class while the rest of it is just preparation, paperwork, interacting with parents, navigating the administration (politics) and self-reporting.
