Members Whalebot Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 Going back to school. Going back after that to teach in a school. I've started the application process and hopefully I'll be admitted into a teaching program and I'll be teaching English at the High School level in a couple of years. I'll be the dorky teacher who brings his guitar to class the day before Holiday break starts.
Members Hudman Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 Originally posted by Whalebot Going back to school. Going back after that to teach in a school. I've started the application process and hopefully I'll be admitted into a teaching program and I'll be teaching English at the High School level in a couple of years. I'll be the dorky teacher who brings his guitar to class the day before Holiday break starts. Are you going to be teaching in Michigan? Our teaching certification process sucks ass. The student teaching requirement sucks ass. How are you supposed to get by working full time for free for several months? It's a scam. I would consider moving out of the state if I was you.
Members Chicken Monkey Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 I'm a MI teacher here, and there's a glut of English teachers. Get a SpEd endorsement.
Members ESL94 Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 That's great you want to make a difference in someone's life. As teachers we have such a large responsibility in our student
Members Queequeg Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 good luck, Whalebot. I'm betting you will make a fine teacher. Steel yourself against the virus that attacks so many good teachers and robs them of their enthusiasm and vitality. Its a tough job, but we need great teachers here in Michigan.
Members knockwood Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 Originally posted by Queequeg the virus that attacks so many good teachers and robs them of their enthusiasm and vitality. I feel pretty much the same way about kids.
Members guitarist21 Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 Originally posted by Whalebot I'll be the dorky teacher who brings his guitar to class the day before Holiday break starts. My high school history teacher played Christmas music in the weeks before Christmas break over his surround sound stereo that he built into his classroom. He was, like, the coolest teacher ever. FAR from the dorkiest. Ellen
Members Sweb Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 Great! Don't let the knee-high terrorists get your goat though. You are there for them. And keep in mind that no matter the lesson, until the light of understanding sparkles in their eyes, no teaching takes place. Quite a challenge you are stepping up to. I really hope you do well. I gave it some serious thought once but decided I was way too cynical to teach. Plus, I can't spell. On that SpeEd thing above - my wife "taught" those kids. Man, you have to be of stout heart to do that. I consider myself a fairly hardened SOB (just an expression, Mom) but when I spent a day with those kids on a field trip I was near to "losing it" all day long.
Members mmb Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 Originally posted by Sweb On that SpeEd thing above - my wife "taught" those kids. Man, you have to be of stout heart to do that. I consider myself a fairly hardened SOB (just an expression, Mom) but when I spent a day with those kids on a field trip I was near to "losing it" all day long. My kid sister is a deaf ed SpEd and after meeting the kids that she works with daily, I never knew she had that type of even temper. I'm close to losing it with 3 or 4 normal kids running around, never mind special needs... ugh
Members Greymuzzle Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 Respect, Whalebot. My wife teaches. I do dog stuff and some of my customers can be a bit large and growly, but I'll work a pack of feral dogs with less sweat than being stuck in a room with thirty kids. I'm real glad I can now 'develop' child safety education programmes and 'delegate ' the delivery... Use your music, music can never be sold as dorky, the right tunes are always cool Good fortune attend your efforts.
Members Chicken Monkey Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 Originally posted by Sweb On that SpeEd thing above - my wife "taught" those kids. Man, you have to be of stout heart to do that. I consider myself a fairly hardened SOB (just an expression, Mom) but when I spent a day with those kids on a field trip I was near to "losing it" all day long. I'd rather work with 10-12 SpEd kids than with 30 "normals" any day. Maybe that's just me. Anyway, I was just making the point that with 5-6 major colleges with excellent teacher training programs, you've got to work into those "niche" markets, just like in any other field. Math, hard science, spanish, SpEd, ESL, and so on are the only areas that are not hypercompetitive.
Members Freeman Keller Posted November 7, 2006 Members Posted November 7, 2006 Bot, totally cool. You know what they say are the best part of being a teacher - June. July and August. Seriously, you have my highest respect, and from what I've heard of your playing, I think the kids will like you too. My wife patiently put up with my wild hair to go back to school, then a few years ago she asked the same (at 40). She commuted an hour and a half each way over the mountains to study English lit (while I cuddled a guitar in the evening), and after she completed her MA, the college offered her a teaching position. She finally quite a couple of years ago - the commute was taking a toll, but I always knew that her heart is in the classroom. Good luck
Members ESL94 Posted November 8, 2006 Members Posted November 8, 2006 I agree, My E.D., A.D.D. & A.D.H.D. kido's are so cool to work with! As a Sp. Ed. teacher you may even get paid extra bonus ($1,100-$5,500) depending how that school systems views extra pay for those types of positions. In the district that I work for, almost all the special services teachers earn an extra bonus for their positions.
Members Chicken Monkey Posted November 8, 2006 Members Posted November 8, 2006 Originally posted by ESL94 As a Sp. Ed. teacher you may even get paid extra bonus ($1,100-$5,500) I don' t think this happens in MI anymore. Too bad... BTW, Whalebot, where in MI are you?
Members Whalebot Posted November 8, 2006 Author Members Posted November 8, 2006 I'm in Oakland County. Go Stabenow!!!
Members guitapick Posted November 8, 2006 Members Posted November 8, 2006 I'm in my 13th year of teaching special ed. I work with emotionally disturbed kids. 5th and 6th grade lately. You will need a sense of humor and the ability to be consistent as well as pliable if you go this route. You also can't do it half ass...that's when you burn out. The kids catch on and ride you into the sunset. I chose SE over General Ed when I realized that at least 5 of the kids in the GE classes I was teaching belonged in SE...and I didn't have the support of a paraprofessional. I love to teach. Good luck. It's a great musician's gig. I had a couple of classes who liked to write Rap to my resophonic more than the electric.
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