Teacher

**So you want to be a... Teacher?

"Teachers play an important role in fostering the intellectual and social development of children during their formative years. The education that students acquire is key to determining the future of those students. Whether in elementary or high schools or private or public schools, teachers provide the tools and the environment for their students to developm into responsible adults."

Teachers teach students in the easiest way possible to try and have their student(s) learn the most out of that specific subject. Teachers can teach at preschool, elementary, secondary, and College levels. Teachers use many different schools to teach their students such as a chalkboard, computer, games, research, hw, projects, test, quizzes, smart boards, powerpoints, and much, much more. Teachers teach children and/or adults the basic skills of life.

No one would be anywhere without the help of teachers. Teachers teach you the basic skills of life. And, though sometimes kids don't think that you will use all of the eight subjects that are taught, the different subjects give you a variety of skills to choose your college and occupation. **

You can't just become a teacher out of no where. there are different tests and laws in each state to become a teacher Some states require a different test every time you change the state your teaching in. For example, if you are teaching in the state of new York and then get a better job in Connecticut, you might have to take a test befor teaching there.. just because it's in a different state. As for collge, more years the better. Usually during college, you get a student teaching job and that helps you get into the "flow" of teaching. A state qualification (as I said before), a bachelors degree, a masters degree,and a liberal arts degree are just some degrees you can earn to become a tacher.

__Cons of Being a Middle/High School Teacher:__ - Only one subject to teach - Students attitude or "mouthy" students -Class load (lots of names to remember) -Lots of classes to prepare for (might not just teach one class) -Grading tests/quizzes takes time away from your family

__Pros of being a Middle/ High School teacher:__ -The joy of teaching -Helping those in need -Enjoying pleasant students -Teaching a favorite content area -Summer vacation and spring break -Being able to be home with your children on breaks or holidays

__Cons of being an Elementary School teacher:__ -You have to be knowledgable in many subjects -Only one class to teach -Young Children are harder to teach than older children -Needs a LOT of patience -If the kids in your class are bad, you have to teach them the entire year -Young children have a VERY short attention span

__Pros of being an Elemenary School teacher:__ -The joy of teaching -Less names to learn -Easier curriculum -Little kids problems are easier to deal with than older kids problems 

In the graph to the right, California has the highest salaries and Florida has the smallest salaries. The average of these salaries is 44,650.86 in all of theses states around the country.  __Children__- a peron between full growth and adulthood
 * __ Glossary: __

__Reading__- to understand the meaning of

__Writing__- to trace or form on a certaint material

__Creativity__- the state or process of being creative

__Education__- the science or art of teaching

__Subjects__- a branch of knowledge of a course or study

__Elementary__- the lowest aschool giving formal instructions

__Books__- a written or printed work of finction or nonfiction __College__- an institution af higher learning

__Adult Learning__- formal education over the age of 18

__skills__- the ability coming from one's knowledge

Extra Credit interview:

I interviewed two teachers (Mr. Everingham who is a social studies 7th grade teacher and Mr. Thorton who is a 6th- 7th Technology teacher)

I asked Mr. Everingham what his best and worst part of being a teacher and he told us that his favorite part of bing a teacher was working with motivated kids who want and try to learn. But, Mr. Everingham also said that the worst part of teaching was dealing with difficult parents and other people that make decisions he does not agree with.

Then, I asked Mr. Thorton how and why he got into teaching and he replyed by saying that his number one reason was working with kids. But, he also wanted a job that was hands on and he could be on his feet. When Mr. Thorton did an internship that was boring and in a cubicle he didn't like that and liked the five say work week. I also asked Mr. Thorton that when he was younger did he have any ideas of being a tecaher? He sayed NO and wanted to do something that had to do with carpentering. But, in collge he realized he was afraid of heights and didn;t want to work on the weekends. So... he became a teacher and used his hands on experince to become a technology teacher. **

__ Work Cited and other sources to go to: __
[] - On this website I learned about what it;s like to be a teacher and the different salaries of teachers [] - On this website I learned the license and degrees to becoming a teacher

[] - On this website I learned the pros and cons of being a teacher from an actual teachers point of view.

To learn more on this topic go to this link at watch the movie: [] or try the book called, __The Creative Teacher__, or __The Organized Teacher__ by Steve springer, Brandy Alexander,and Persiani Becker for more details on specific projects for teaching kids. And, an easy way to keep your classroom organized and exciting.

About The Author: Dana is in eighth grade, going into ninth grade, currently attending Rye Middle School, going into Rye High School. She wants to become a 2nd grade teacher when she is older. Her favorite sports are soccer, tennis and softball. She hopes to make the junior varsity(jv) soccer team in the ninth grade. She has started to watch the different ways of teaching and help her neighbors, friends, and sisters with their home work and school work. Even though the paycheck is small, Dana loves the way she can teach children the basic skills of life and have them pursue their dreams...