I would like to be a teacher when i grow older, any tips/advice?

I am a junior in high school and i would like to be a teacher (preferably lower grade elementary)





thank you :)





BQ: If you are a teacher.. any funny stories or strange experiences in the classroom?I would like to be a teacher when i grow older, any tips/advice?
Read this:


http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm





The traditional route to becoming a public school teacher involves completing a bachelor鈥檚 degree from a teacher education program and then obtaining a license. However, most States now offer alternative routes to licensure for those who have a college degree in other fields. Private school teachers do not have to be licensed but still need a bachelor鈥檚 degree. A bachelor鈥檚 degree may not be needed by preschool teachers and vocational education teachers, who need experience in their field rather than a specific degree.





Contact your State Department of Education:


http://www.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/i鈥?/a>





Pros:


You'll never be bored.


You get to see children improve at something.


You can make your job better by how much you put into it.


You have creative control over how you teach.


You get summers off.


You get 2 weeks off at Christmas.


You get 1 week off in the Spring.


You'll get insurance and salary enough to live on your own.


You will learn how to be an adult.


You will learn how to set boundaries and take care of yourself.





Cons:


It's VERY demanding emotionally, and mentally.


Depending on the age you teach, kids will eat you alive if you don't know how to handle yourself.


You'll need to spend some of your own money for supplies.


You won't earn enough to buy a home unless you marry someone who also has a full-time, good-paying job.


Unlike many of your friends who work in offices, you barely have enough time to pee, or make a phone call.





Good luck!





Yam KingI would like to be a teacher when i grow older, any tips/advice?
try and get an internship thorugh your school. my school lets you take internship instead of english in your senior year, so if you were interested in teaching you;d leave school early and go to one of the elementry schools to teach. it can really give you a feel for exactly what it'll be like and if you're cut out for it.