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<blockquote data-quote="bigv" data-source="post: 151759" data-attributes="member: 835"><p>I have been a teacher/coach for 20 yrs now.&nbsp; As others said...probably like any other job.&nbsp; Good days and bad.&nbsp; Also like other jobs where you have certain people making decisions that really have no clue.&nbsp; But you have to go along with it.&nbsp; Can be frustrating.&nbsp; My best advice for being a good teacher is to learn to understand what makes kids tick.&nbsp; Anyone can master facts and info and regurgitate it.&nbsp; A good teacher is a good brain washer.&nbsp; They get kids to believe and motivate them to try.&nbsp; It's the relationships you build with children that mean more than the curriculum you are force feeding.&nbsp; Test scores mean a ton to my state.&nbsp; They do mean something to me as well as it shows growth.&nbsp; To me that is key...growth--not necessarily the end #.&nbsp; I also read an article a few years ago.&nbsp; Someone did a 5 yr study and surveyed Americans about stress in jobs and respected jobs etc.&nbsp; It came out that a teacher was the #1 most stressful job.&nbsp; It also came out that a teacher was the #1 most respected job in america.&nbsp; I think that is probably accurate.&nbsp; Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="bigv, post: 151759, member: 835"] I have been a teacher/coach for 20 yrs now. As others said...probably like any other job. Good days and bad. Also like other jobs where you have certain people making decisions that really have no clue. But you have to go along with it. Can be frustrating. My best advice for being a good teacher is to learn to understand what makes kids tick. Anyone can master facts and info and regurgitate it. A good teacher is a good brain washer. They get kids to believe and motivate them to try. It's the relationships you build with children that mean more than the curriculum you are force feeding. Test scores mean a ton to my state. They do mean something to me as well as it shows growth. To me that is key...growth--not necessarily the end #. I also read an article a few years ago. Someone did a 5 yr study and surveyed Americans about stress in jobs and respected jobs etc. It came out that a teacher was the #1 most stressful job. It also came out that a teacher was the #1 most respected job in america. I think that is probably accurate. Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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