I have been thinking for the last few months that i would love to be a teacher, i know its hard work but i think it would be so rewarding. I have bee researching this anyway and find it really difficult to find out the best route to go. I am qualified AAT which means if i went for a degree i could get 60 points towards it so i would only need to gain 300...only, this takes quite a while. I was looking into becoming a maths teacher as i really do enjoy maths, especially at GCSE level, it was my only GCSE A that i received, and this was mainly because it ddint bore me silly like most subjects did at school.
To become a maths techer in secondary school i would need to get a degree then do a PGCE, both these together doing part time could take up to around 6 years part time...and even longer if i fail parts or take breaks.
Im quite confused at the moment as to what i want to do but have been thinking about this for a while now...and the more i think about it the more i like it. So how do we know if it is the best thing to do?!
I believe there is no certainty in life and if you want to go for something then you should go for it, however with this comes lots of regret, i regret quite a number of things i have done. Because i enjoyed maths i thoguht it would be wise to get into accountancy, a good few years later after many breaks yes i am AAT qualified but i dont enjoy a single second of it...thats not life is it? i mean do we work just to put food on the table or do we work to be happy and enjoy ourselves at the same time. I think i have been quite lucky in my life never struggled too much to make ends meet and i am fairly intelligent with 2 beautiful children and loving partner (soon to be hubbie) so why am i not happy?! I think the answer is inside me and i think really it is obvious. Home life could not be better...well unless i had a cleaner, but my work side of me is where i stuggle....really struggle.
So i need to ask myself do i take a leap of faith and go with the Maths degree, which will cripple us slightly financially but in the end should make me happy...or shall i just think sod it im gonna sepnd as much of my time with my family and work when i need to work to "bring home the bacon".
If anyone is out there listening to me rant i would love some opinions on this.
Lauren
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Hi Lauren
ReplyDeleteSpeaking as an ex-design and tech teacher, I'd suggest spending a few days in a Maths dept in a secondary school and see how you feel. Just phone up a local school and ask. However much you like your subject, this only accounts for a part of the job (the rest of it involving managing behaviour, marking,planning, dealing with emotional problems, telling kids to get their trainers off and tuck their shirts in...!). The only way to tell if you like it is to go and try it out for real.
Good luck with your blog and your career!
Helen
(www.businessplusbaby.com)
P.S. I found you on netmums 'making money from blogging' thread :0)