Questions on Why to Become a Teacher!

Within the next two weeks I plan on surveying some teachers and learning more about their job. Here are some questions I may ask: 

1. What grade do you teach? 

2. Did you graduate from college with a Bachelor or Master's Degree? 

3. What did you major and/or minor in? 

4. On a scale from 1-5 how happy are you with the benefits of a teacher? 

5. Do you agree or disagree with your pension plan? 

6. On a scale from 1-5 how much do you love your job? 

7. How many hours of homework do you have a night? a) 1-2 b) 3-4 c) 4-5 d) over 6 hours 

8. Do you need to get a summer job to keep supporting your needs in the summer? 

9. Do you agree or disagree with the income you make a year? 

10. How many years have you been working to get the income you are making now? 

11. What is the difference between what you started off making as a teacher to now? a) 2,000-4,000 b) 5,000-7,000 c) 8,000-10,000 d) over 10,000 dollars

12. Would you recommend me becoming a teacher? 

13. Do you have any advice or tips for me to know before becoming a teacher?

2nd Quarter Project!

For my Quarter 2 project I will be surveying teachers in all different grades levels such as Pre-school, Elementary, Middle and High school. I will ask some questions to teachers at IHA and the rest at my old school, Visitation Academy. In my survey I will be asking teachers different questions about their every day life within their job. Some questions I will be asking are about their income and pension to see if they agree or disagree with it. Also I will be asking these teachers about their benefits and if it is worth being a teacher with the work load. Next I will ask the teachers if they have a higher degree of education such as Masters degree rather than just a Bachelors degree. Lastly I will be asking the teachers if they have to get another job in the summer because they are off and do not get paid in the summer. I’m doing it this way because it will give me a better feel about how teachers feel about their job, income, benefits, retirement, and work load. The survey will help me see how teachers feel about their job and since I want to become a teacher, see what I can do to enjoy my job more.

 

Quarter 2

EDUCATION

For my quarter two assignment I will be going out and surveying different teachers talking to them about Education. I will ask a variety of questions to see their view on pension, pay, retirement, their classroom environment and much more. Not only will I be surveying Catholic school teachers but also I will try to find some public school teachers and see the difference between the two different environments. Also I would do case studies of individuals and see what they say about Education. 

The Teacher Song

     This funny and entertaining video I found is all about the daily lives of teachers. At the beginning it was showing all the things teachers do for their students everyday. Also in the video it shows all of the conflicts the teacher faces everyday. Not only is the teachers job to teach you but it is also to shape you into the person you are suppose to be. They teach you your manors such as sharing, caring and being respectful to everyone. Then the transition in the video is that the students are actually learning, enjoying school and behaving better all because of how wonderful the teacher is. Although teaching may get frustrating at times as shown in this video, she also states how rewarding it is at the end of the day. 
      I thought this was a great way to sum up the job of a teacher. As I've stated many times throughout my blog, teachers are not appreciated. More people should watch this video and see what teachers go through each and everyday and lets see how many people change their mind about teachers. 

What Was Your Dream Job?

Did you play teacher growing up? Was that your dream job when you were a kid? Well teaching is still my dream job. Growing up I played school every day with my brother, my cousins, and sometimes even just my stuffed animals. Every birthday or holiday it would be another excuse to get more teacher supplies. I had blackboards, chalk, name tags, bells, stickers- you name it, I had it. Then when my little sister was born I thought it was the perfect opportunity to be her "teacher". Right before she went to kindergarten I would sit with her and make her practice her letters, numbers, name, address, every day. She hated me for it then, but now thanks me for it. Teachers are not just people who teach in a classroom about Math, Science, English, or History, they also are people just teaching others how to do new things. Coaches, parents, priests, bosses all can be considered teachers. At some point or another they teach you how to do something that you do not know how to do. That is why becoming a teacher is so important to me. I will be impacting so many children's lives that it makes it all worth it. I do not care about the money or the work that I will have to do because in the end the reward is the children succeeding for the rest of their lives because of the things I taught them. Appreciate your teachers and all that they do for you. You will not realize how important they are until much later on in life but thank them every chance you get. 

For Better or Worse?

    A huge debate these days concerns whether teachers should spend time and effort on getting their master's degree. Some say that uprising teachers should get higher education because you will get paid more and others say not to because they want to get rid of higher salaries for the teachers with higher education. The three main reasons for wanting to get rid of paying teachers with master's degrees are because of tight school budgets, no connection between a master's degree and a students performance and Obama's administration wanting to compensate teachers based on student performance not degree level. Kathleen Wilson who is an associate professor for the Colleges of Education and Human Services, is in favor of the master's degree program because she feels that it widens the teachers knowledge of how to be in a classroom environment. How is it that teachers with just a bachelors degree can get a job over a teacher with a masters degree? It is because some schools just do not want to pay new teachers more money because of their higher education. How is that fair? If those teachers spent the money and time to get a higher degree then they should be paid more for it. 

I feel that teachers should be paid more money if they have a higher degree. Teachers these days are being treated unfairly and taking this away from them too would just be cruel. Not all teachers get their masters for the money, some actually want to widen their education and learn more so that they can be beneficial in a child's life. This is very frustrating for those high school students who want to become teachers and are not sure whether they should go through the five year program and get their masters, myself included.

   

Teachers Have Big Hearts

I feel as if this comic explains teachers very well. Teachers often do not get enough credit for their job. People think because they get summers off and get paid for holidays that their job is less meaningful. Little do they know they are wrong. Who do children spend 7 to 8 hours with a day? A teacher. Sometimes even more than their parents if they work late and have a nanny. Teachers can be seen as a mother-figure. Like in the comic, it says that teachers have the biggest hearts. Which I believe is 100% true because even if a child does something wrong or does not do their homework, a teacher easily forgives them and will sometimes give them a warning the first time. Teachers are not out to get students, instead they are there to teach and to be a guide to their students. I never had a teacher I did not like or become close to. I see all my teachers as someone I can go to and occasionally joke around with when it is appropriate. Someday I would like for my students to look up to me too.