[quote=flu][quote=walterwhite]hmmm. I was just mentioning to my teen that i thought high school science teacher would be a great job for him. he was concerned about the money, maybe the status, and I said, hey, come on man, you’d make enough to live off of, and you’d have all summer to do all the various intense hobbies he’s into, and you get home early every day. and you like hanging out with people and explaining various things to people. i think it could be a very cool occupation for the right fit of person who values lots of time off and is not a superhard worker and who happens to find the work easy. not that teaching (or any job) would necessarily be easy for anyone. it’s the same with all jobs; the purpose of lfie should be to find a job that doesn’t rub you the wrong way, to find a fit where you ar enot bitching and moaning the whole way. any job could be easy or hard, it all depends on the personality of the worker.
it honestly struck me that my older kid would probably fit in as a hs teacher.[/quote]
Maybe it would be better at a private school…..[/quote]
No, definitely not. In education, the public school districts are much more likely to have higher standards, and higher pay. A lot of teachers work at private schools just to get the experience needed/desired to be hired by a public school.
Agree with your sentiments regarding this story, flu. It’s sad, because a good math teacher who can really motivate students should be able to make a very comfortable living, IMHO.
