I avoided selecting education as a degree in College. For me, it's kinda boring and would make me feel old and grumpy.
Now, I'm older and wiser. I never thought that teaching could be my passion. Teaching English as a second language made a pivotal point in my life. Waking up before 5AM to teach online before I go to my regular job pave the way to earn the fruits of my labor. I got a raise and was endorsed to a higher position. Yay!
I enjoy talking to people while teaching them. This saved me from boredom. I continue to learn alot aside from nurturing a certain kind of fulfillment. Teaching is a noble profession. It requires patience and tedious diligence. I never imagined I had it in me, sitting in the darkest corner of my heart and mind. I'm very glad I find this passion by chance.
The only disadvantage...? I rarely go here nowadays. I almost forgot my username and password. LOL
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I'm given serious consideration to over the past few years to switching careers and becoming a teacher. Two things stop me. First, it's really difficult where I live to get a certification without having specifically gone to college for education. The easiest (and of course most expensive) is to get my Master's in education, in a program that includes student teaching. There are a few other ways, but all of them will cost somewhere around $20k, give or take.
Second, if I were to spend all that money to get certified, I would then have the privlidge of taking somewhere around a 50% pay cut (again, give or take) from my current salary level to the salary of a new teacher - even with offsets for having a Master's degree (if I went that route) and for the bump in "experience" pay some districts give people in my situation.
