Another question...

[lonelybrit]

Can any of you imagine me as a teacher? **waits for the laughing to die down** Not entirely sure if I'm seriously tempted or not.

Hmm, so, this year I'm supposed to be thinking about what to do next with my life. To date, things I've decided on is that (a) I need to feel that what I'm doing will actually be useful to someone, and (b) I do not like having to learn by sitting for an hour plus, supposedly meant to absorb facts like sponge when they're babbled at us by some often-not-that-great lecturer.

Point (a) currently has me investigating medical Physics. Point (b) has me looking at doing a masters by research rather than taught. Only then I decided to have a look at the teacher training course website. Did you know, that if you train to be a science teacher, then the govenment will:
- pay your fees
- give you £6000 to go on the course
- give you £4000 if you complete the course
- possibly pay off your entire student loan
This *points upwards* is seriously tempting. And... I don't know. Teaching. First thing that springs to mind is that if I ever did become a teacher and get posted to some secondary school, the pupils would eat me alive. I know. I've seen it happen. But... but... Hmm...

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[lonelybrit]

LOL! Yep, I got the link from the Institute of Physics website. Their wording when talking about teaching was: '...The one great exception in the government's frugality when it comes to grants...' And thanks for the offer :)

[eloise-bright.livejournal.com]

*SCREAMS AT THE TOP OF HER VOICE*

"Run away! Run away!"

Perhaps you have been possessed by an evil spirit. Or have lost your mind. Here, let me help you find it. There is a reason they are offering these incentives... teaching today is a bureaucratic nightmare. You would not believe the paper work you'll have to do that has bugger all to do with what goes on in the classroom. Seriously.

You have to really really want to be a teacher. Like feel some sort of religious calling to it. I'm not joking. And teaching Physics? K sees it as his mission in life to personally discourage any one else from teaching physics. Soul destroying.

The medical physics thing sounds good....

[lonelybrit]

You have to really really want to be a teacher. Like feel some sort of religious calling to it.

Yep, that's what was worrying me. The idea of teaching doesn't repulse me, but it doesn't set me skipping either. Which I have a feeling it should to. That said, no subject so far has ever set me skipping... LOL

[gingerpig.livejournal.com]

hmmm, I thought about it, not the physics bit because you know, duh but I thought I might like to teach history. Then I met children, and that put me off for life...dittoing the run away!

Oh I've seen you skip over JW so ;P

*hugs*

[lonelybrit]

I did not skip. I bounced, squeaked and spontanteously hugged people, but I did not skip! ;)

[esmerelda-t.livejournal.com]

I think to get into teaching, teaching kids, you need to be sure you want to do it, both for your sanity, and because, wishy washy liberal that I am, kids deserve to be taught by someone who wants to teach them.

Saying that though, I've never worked with teenagers, but I worked with younger children for a while, and much to my surprise, found it massively rewarding, you're imparting knowledge to them, it's incredibly cool to think that there's a little person our there who knows something because I taught them it, even if it is totally useless info like how people did washing before washing machines. :)

So I'd think about it carefully, but I'd definately say it was worth thinking about.

[lonelybrit]

Oh yes. I remember nothing we picked up more quickly on was a teacher who didn't want to be there. I know I've often thought I'd like to teach simply because I'd like to do a better job than some of the people that droned on and on and sent the class to sleep. And yeah, it would be nice to think that you're actualy managing to get these kids interested in something and teaching them new things. But... that is not quite the same as really really wanting to teach, I think. I mean, I wonder if I would be so curious if all my tutors had been fantastic over the years, or whether the curiosity simply comes from having had some simply abismal ones. Ah well. **goes to make hot ribena** =)

[princess-s.livejournal.com]

You definitely have the quirks to make yourself one of those cool teachers that none forgets, but at the same time you really must love the job otherwise it will suck big time! Remember my stepdad was forced to teach and now wants to kill anyone under the age of 18!

What about college? Kids that are there because they want too rather than by law?

What happened to the guinea pig farm? Or was it bumble bees, or both?

[lonelybrit]

Oh, if it was solely down to quirks and quirkiness then I'd be home dry =) However, loving the job.. Hmm... Challange is appealing, but again, that's not the same as really wanting to do it, is it? *sigh* One of these days I will learn how to understand myself, LOL!