We have a lot of teachers on here... so I thought we might do a teacher checkin thread! For all current and former teachers... let us know:
1. What subject do you teach?
2. How old are your students?
3. How do you like it?
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I taught a course at a local university once, so I'll answer in the past tense!
1. What subject did you teach?
I taught a course on media/Internet at a local university.
2. How old were your students?
20+ years old.
3. How did you like it?
I really enjoyed pulling together the curriculum and reading lists! That's what I had always pictured as being a big part of the teaching experience, and I loved it. But I was surprised by what an emotional job it was (for me). I loved about 1/3 of my students, couldn't stand 2-3 of them, and felt apathetic towards the rest. Those few students really had a huge impact on my teaching experience!
I was also surprised by how draining it was to teach. I did it once a week in the afternoon (it was a 3-hour class). I think I'll try teaching again after I retire and can just focus on it... it was tough to balance teaching and my regular job at the same time! Overall it was a good experience and I'm really glad I did it.
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1. I am an intervention specialist. I work with students that are struggling in reading in elementary school
2. I do kindergarten through fifth grade
3. Love working with elementary students. I have done middle school as well. This is my 14th year teaching and I've been at four different schools, having started in a regular classroom, then I was in administration , and now I'm doing this. This is my favorite. -
1. I teach Spanish and ESL.
2. I teach in a middle school which has grades 5-8. I teach 3 grade levels, but the grade level assignments change each year. This past year my students were ages 9-13.
3. I love teaching. It's a hard and emotional job, but I love my students and have fun trying to find creative ways to teach content. I laugh so much every day. Another perk is that my school is like a family... Most people get a job there and stay until retirement. -
What subject do you teach? First grade
2. How old are your students? 6-7 yrs old
3. How do you like it?
I love this age they grow and change so much -
@travellingbee: ohhhh intervention specialist!!!! We need one of you
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1. I was a media specialist (librarian) for 15 years before becoming a SAHM
2. It was a preK-8 school so my students ranged from 4-13.
3. I really enjoyed it and miss talking to kids about books. I don't miss lunch duty though!
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1. I teach seventh and eight grade English Language Arts and English Language Development.
2. My students are 12-14 years old.
3. I do like it, it's always challenging but a great career for parents. -
I teach high school English. Adding on yearbook next year.
Taught freshmen (14-15 years old) and will have 10th graders and mixed classes next year.
I love it, but it's hard to remember that this week (if I hear "miss, what can I do to pass this class" again, I may lose it. Um, get a time machine?
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1. What subject do you teach?
School admin. Mainly instructional coaching but I have a lot of other responsibilities too.
2. How old are your students?
Our campus is 2-3 years olds (PPCD)-grade 5
3. How do you like it?
Love it! I am beyond tired right now but I am blessed by a great job and wonderful staff and students. -
@jackieomy: Hahahahahaha! I say the same thing nearly everyday!
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1. What subject do you teach? I taught kindergarten for three years, taught fourth grade literacy for one year, and now work with E.L.L. students two mornings a week. I also have my own tutoring business, and work with students 4-5 afternoons a week.
2. How old are your students? Previously, they were 5 and 6 (kindergarten) and 9 and 10 (4th grade). The E.L.L. students I work with are 11. As a tutor, I have a wide range of ages. Currently my youngest is a kindergartner, and my oldest is a junior in high school!
3. How do you like it? I love my balance now. Being a full-time classroom teacher wasn't a great fit for me. Now, as a mom, I am so fortunate with the balance I have. I still am tied to a school, so get to keep up-to-date on curriculum and trends in education, but I get to (mostly!) avoid a lot of the politics that come with being on a teaching team. I LOVE working one-on-one with students as a tutor. It is truly a perfect fit for me, and I hope to be able to do this work for many years to come.@travellingbee: If you don't mind me asking, what kind of certification did you need to get above and beyond a regular teaching degree to become an interventionist? I feel like working towards that type of extra degree/credential is probably worth my while, as it really goes along with much of what I do as a tutor.
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1. I taught primarily first grade. But I'd love to be a reading specialist and teach small groups/individual students if I got back into it.
2 Five to Seven years old, depending on when their birthday falls during the year, and when in the year it is!
3. It's a love-hate relationship. I left my last job due to depression brought on by stress. But it was the admin, not the kids who caused it, mostly. -
I teach all subjects as a classroom teacher of nine year olds in an elementary school.Been doing it for nearly two decades. I love it and I'm in it for life! It is such hard work though, especially these days. Work hard, play hard!!
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High school science, which here is gr7-12 and I teach all of them! Biology as a specialty in yrs 11&12. I love it most of the time, been almost 10 years at the same school and thinking it might be time for a change...
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@ChiCalGoBee: I don't have any specific certification for this position. I am certified first through eighth grade as a self-contained teacher, and fourth through eighth grade as a language arts teacher. I have a masters in elementary education. But none of it is specifically for being an intervention specialist. I do know that in some states they have a certification specifically for reading specialists though.
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I start teaching this fall!
1. What subject do you teach? Environmental science, integrated physics/chemistry (IPC), and JV cheerleading
2. How old are your students? High schoolers, my ES kids will mostly be seniors, my IPC students will be sophomores, and JV cheer will be mostly freshman and sophomores I think!
3. How do you like it? I haven't started yet, but I'm very, very excited! -
@ScarletBegonia: Oh another science teacher, yay!
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I taught for several years in Detroit
1. High school Civics/Economics, World History,
2. 15-18
3. Detroit public school system is a mess of corruption and a failing school system. It was very, very hard but I had great relationships with my students and loved teaching. -
1. I recently took a District job supporting ELA at our District high schools. Prior to that I was a high school English teacher for 11 years.
2. I've taught every high school grade.
3. I'm off today so I'm feeling great! Haha. It's nice not to have any papers to grade in my new position and to have more influence. I love the education field!
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