As far as pay-scales are concerned, it is similar case in developed countries as well as. Washington Post. I didn't say they couldn't find a job elsewhere....I said they couldn't find a better job. Taking up teaching was a professional decision for them. I am not saying they don't deserve respect. I am saying that they are professionals and deserve same respect that is usually given to other professionals. "Noble" is defined as "Having or showing qualities of high moral character, such as courage, generosity, or honor". There is nothing "Noble" about accepting the best job that you find.....everyone does that. "Noble" is when you let go of a $10000 job to take a $2500 job so that you can help people learn. I hope I have made myself clear....
This is the best comment so far.... Just to mention whatever we do is novel until and unless we do it honestly....Being a chemical engineer you can do lots of novel thing for this society....Just to do some novel things for this society you are trying to be a teacher ???? Anyways i think every people can do novel things if he loves his job and do it with 100% honesty......(please don't count terrorist) Best wishes to your new career. Regards. Ashwini
Maybe, it is not easy to be one. To be a teacher require lots of patience and determination. Kids this days can be annoying but we still need to shape them to become human. If you really want to a teacher, all I can say is Good Luck! -you'll need lots of those-
It's a good choice. You know that I'm in science too and I find teaching far more rewarding than research. In my spare time I also work with children on a voluntary basis - it's nice to build a rapport with them and their parents and point them in the right direction. It's also nice to be appreciated - I reckon 95% of all of the children I worked with in the past stop me in the street for a friendly chat. Over the last 7-years I've probably worked with 1,000 different kids.
Well, a doctor is made by teachers. Don't you think about it? Without teachers, all of us know nothing.
I think you mean "Noble"? In any case, each job and occupation had their own place in society, no one is above another.
They also say there's no better way to learn your subject than to teach it. Sadly, there are a few people who share your opinion ahkip - most of them haven't tried teaching before so have no understanding of the role. It's something I am seriously considering for the future. I currently work in research and I now find it dull and uninspiring in the extreme. After the last 10 years at the same University (4 as an undergrad, 3 as a PhD student and 3 as a post doc) I seriously need a change of direction. If I do go into teaching it will mean taking at least a £10k loss on my current salary, but there are other features which attract me to the job - the satisfaction of being able to mould my pupils and try to instill the same passion for science as I had when I was their age. Of course the extended holidays, short working days and generous pension provision are also quite attractive. Teaching offers daily variety because you never know what the kids are going to do, say or ask next. Kids also have a refreshing honesty that a lot of adults are lacking.
Yes, being a teacher is a very noble job. It might be very tiring but its very rewarding. It also brings a lot of fullfilment.
and you need to learn the same course work for 25 years until you retired? If you are teaching High school, all you will do is repeat the same material every single year..and the student? few might be interest but most want to get out of there ASAP..the sad part is, every years you get older, but the student stay young watch the movie election, the first 15 minute of that movie sum up the life of a typical high school teacher
you know, i only hear that tired quotation from non-teachers, who naturally don't know what it's like to be a teacher. teaching is what you make of it. it can be noble. it can be a cover-up for intellectual and personal failure. it can be a wonderful, life-changing experience (for teacher or student or both). it can be that dead-end job that you dread getting out of bed for in the morning. teaching is just a profession. what defines it is the person doing it. that said, speaking as a former teacher, i tried my best to make it something good and useful. sometimes that's all you can ask of a person.
It is not easy being a teacher. But I would dispute what akhip had to say. You can look at a glass half empty or half full. It all depends on your state of mind. If your attitude is that the glass is half empty, where ever you go, whatever jobs you are at, the glass is still half empty.
Yes it is a a very noble job . In India our holy book says that parent gives birth to you but teachers teaches you how to survive in this world and win it . They give us education . Salute to all teachers .
hahaha, maybe word teaching sounds noble, but when $$$$ then teaching aint so noble at least in my country. teacher in my country get 1000$ per month which is same as farmers and other workers which work with hands. For being a farmer or bricklayer or something familiar to that you get 1500$ per month, for thast you dont need any school and it wont cost you anything. But to be teacher in my country you need to spend 30 000$ in 4 years on college. And now if you do math bricklayer will earn in that 4 years 72000$ and you will spend 30 000$, so basicaly hes worth 100 000$ mroe than you and you will never be better than him ebcause he receives every month 500$ more. So who on the world will work as teacher? P.S. im one of morons that is on college and my profession is (will be) teacher.