subject: Knowing What It Is Like To Be An Instructor [print this page] Being a teacher is definitely a different and odd kind of job to have. There are things that go along with being a teacher that don't apply to any other job you can think of in the world.
If you are really quite sure yet if you truly want to be a teacher these differences many very well help you make up your mind. If you choose to overlook these oddities they could drive you to quit after a period of time.
Even if you have already made a decision to be a teacher it's good to know what it is going to be like day to day.
You have to eat and go to the bathroom when you can, not when you want. At a normal job for adults you can go to the bathroom whenever you feel the need. This is very untrue of the teaching profession. If you have to go in the middle of class you can't just leave the kids alone and go. You are going to have to hold it until everyone is on a break.
If you are used to eating your lunch at a set time you had better get 'un-used' to it. There will be many times that your lunch time will be cut down or even eliminated for that matter because a student has questions or some type of emergency that you must help them deal with.
You will have greater expectations put upon you. Remembering everything that you learned in you training is a must. On top of that you are going to have to learn and remember certain things that are unique to your school. You may even be asked or required to participate in extracurricular activities whether you are interested in them or not.
You will have much less free time. Your day is not over just because class is. More times than not teachers find themselves bring work home with them every day and spend a great deal of time at home planning the schedule for the next day.
Summers of& & Don't get too excited about the thought of having two months off every year. You will be required to participate in continuing education classes and summers are going to be the only time available for this.
