Science teaching

i dont know... but thats the field that im going into

My major is Elementary Science. I'm told I'll have no problem landing a teaching position.

have been told the same thing Jg

I hope they're right!

you aint the only one

Depends on where you live. I taught HS Biology for five years, hated the school I was in so I tried to find a better one. No dice. My only options were to move or change professions.

I hope you changed professions. There are few things worse than having to be taught by a teacher who hates what they're doing. Been there, done that. And such a teacher had a devastating effect on my son. I promise that if I ever get to that point I'll chuck it all and go back to respiratory....or I'll go sell real estate...or anything. Ugh.

been there done that as well jesus... hate the teachers who are only there for the money

There are teachers that are only in it for the money?!

Kind of a lot of effort for such little pay, wouldn't you think?

Definitely a lot of effort for the pay. I know I'll be putting in 12 hr. days and I know I'll be making less money than I could working the respiratory gig.
I've been asked, "Why?" Well the answer is multi-faceted. First of all it's what I always wanted to do when I was a kid and this is my last shot at. I'll be 55 starting a new career.
I've been in TheBreathingGame for almost 23 years and I'm getting rather tired of 12-16 hrs. on my feet, running around like a headless chicken some nights, putting out one fire after another. I'm tired of patients trying to die on me and tired of others who don't really need my services swearing at me or demanding that their every whim be satisfied STAT!
I'm tired of being second guessed by well meaning family members who are trying to do their own diagnosing and treating and who think that the doctors, respiratory therapists, nurses, and other staff don't know ****.
Well....I'm just tired.

I know full well I will have a lot of the same problems in teaching, trying to teach effectively to each individual student and cater to each of their parents/guardians, and administrators.

I was a teacher aid for four years before I went into respiratory and I sub taught for a year after being laid off from my last respiratory before I landed back in critical care.

At this point, I so just want to be done with this degree so I can starting practicing it. I have another year to go. Sigh.

I will probably never give up the respiratory thing completely. I will probably pick up a few shifts during summers and vacations but at least then, it will be when I want, and generally as a contingent staff therapist, I will not have to deal with ventilators. Ugh.

I also home schooled my own son for two years, so I understand that side of education a bit too.

At this point in time, I think I'm able to see the picture from just about every viewpoint. I pray I will be of service, not dis-service to my students, their parents, and my administrators.