What are the pros and cons of being a public school teacher grades 6-12?
Being a teacher can be incredibly rewarding. However, if you’re wondering about the pros and cons, it may not be for you. You can seriously affect these kids lives, and if you’re good, some of them will love you for it. You might even get letters from a couple, telling you about how you inspired them to get into science or something. That’s great. You’re making a positive change in the world. Good for you. Also, you get a few months off every year, which doesn’t hurt (even though you’ll likely use it for training or classes or another job). Being a teacher can suck, though, because in 20 years, you’ll likely still be in the same classroom. There are career steps, but not many. You may eventually get to be head of a department or perhaps a principal or even a district something or other, but those positions are few and there are a lot of teachers. There are also a lot of lousy kids and, much worse, angry parents. If you fail a kid in an important subject, you’ve basically ruined his or
