At the beginning of "Mr. Hollands Opus", we learn that Glen went into
teaching because he wanted more time to work on writing his music. His
motivation for entering the profession was summers off. The gym teacher
scoffs at him, knowing full well that teachers truly don't have the extra
time that some think they'll get if they go into the profession. As he
learns quickly, teaching is very time consuming and psychologically
draining.

I would suggest that if time off and a shorter technical work day is a
chief motivation in your choice, you should steer far clear.

On 10/30/09, LP wrote:
> On 10/30/09, anon wrote:
>> On 10/30/09, keep at it wrote:
>>> On 10/30/09, mike wrote:
>>>> Thanks everyone for your responses. Sounds like teaching
>>>> isn't too promising and fulfilling as I thought it would
>>>> be.. Is there anyone out there with any more advice I
>>>> welcome it. Thanks everyone.
>>>
>>>
>>> I honestly believe you can offer a lot in the classroom. Your
>>> background is similar to many kids in the city. You'll be able
>>> to relate to them and understand where they come from. Don't
>>> give up on teaching, really. Administrators and the politics
>>> are one annoying thing, but you just learn to ignore it as much
>>> as you can.
>>
>> Not good advice, unfortunately. Mike should pursue other avenues.
>> The problem is administrators have the power to destroy your
>> career. Teachers can't simply "ignore" it. Mike will be ahead in
>> the long run if he refuses to go into the field of education.
>>
>> It's not worth spending or going into debt tens of thousands of
>> dollars only to have a "career" which lasts no more than two or
>> three years
> I agree Mike, you can't go into teaching just to have the summers off.
> There's so much more that's involved. It sounds like you are
> interested in social work and want to help people, I suggest that path
> is more what you are suited for. You could try when you graduate to
> get a social worker job with the DOE

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