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<blockquote data-quote="Traxion" data-source="post: 151780" data-attributes="member: 983">I'm in year 2 of a similar conversion from industry to education.&nbsp; It is good you are going through the classes and student teaching.&nbsp; I went straight from industry to the classroom as SD allows individuals who have BS/BA degrees to fast track towards a teaching certificate.&nbsp; It was an interesting transition to say the least.&nbsp; I am still building a curriculum and tweaking things.&nbsp; But, as my mentor teacher who has 37 years experience says, every single year you will do that if you are a good teacher.&nbsp; You learn each and every day.&nbsp; It will be a struggle at first, but it gets easier.The hardest thing for me was understanding what expectation I should have for the kids.&nbsp; I am similar in age to you and the world these kids are growing up in is COMPLETELY different world than what we did.&nbsp; The things that motivate them, and more importantly how they learn, is also very different from us.&nbsp; They are the first generation that grew up completely with technology at their fingertips.&nbsp; As a society, we have learned so much about how to handle this that I feel this generation was the guinea pigs.&nbsp; And it shows.&nbsp; More activities and stress are on these kids than any others in recent history.&nbsp; Society and parents have high expectations, right or wrong, which heavily influence teachers and the educational system.&nbsp; You'll be challenged by the everyone gets a ribbon policy and those kids/parents that expect an A not matter what.&nbsp; But that all said, you get to try to give kids a few skills that can drastically improve their lives today and forever.&nbsp; You can take a kid that has little hope and help them accomplish even the smallest victory.&nbsp; You'll have good days, bad days, and average ones.&nbsp;&nbsp; The pay isn't great but you get benefits.&nbsp; Days off are nice, but remember you only have 4 minutes between classes to use the restroom.&nbsp; You lose that everyday flexibility almost all other careers have.&nbsp; Bottom line, beyond the plus and minuses of things, you get to make a difference in the future of our kids.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Traxion, post: 151780, member: 983"] I'm in year 2 of a similar conversion from industry to education. It is good you are going through the classes and student teaching. I went straight from industry to the classroom as SD allows individuals who have BS/BA degrees to fast track towards a teaching certificate. It was an interesting transition to say the least. I am still building a curriculum and tweaking things. But, as my mentor teacher who has 37 years experience says, every single year you will do that if you are a good teacher. You learn each and every day. It will be a struggle at first, but it gets easier. The hardest thing for me was understanding what expectation I should have for the kids. I am similar in age to you and the world these kids are growing up in is COMPLETELY different world than what we did. The things that motivate them, and more importantly how they learn, is also very different from us. They are the first generation that grew up completely with technology at their fingertips. As a society, we have learned so much about how to handle this that I feel this generation was the guinea pigs. And it shows. More activities and stress are on these kids than any others in recent history. Society and parents have high expectations, right or wrong, which heavily influence teachers and the educational system. You'll be challenged by the everyone gets a ribbon policy and those kids/parents that expect an A not matter what. But that all said, you get to try to give kids a few skills that can drastically improve their lives today and forever. You can take a kid that has little hope and help them accomplish even the smallest victory. You'll have good days, bad days, and average ones. The pay isn't great but you get benefits. Days off are nice, but remember you only have 4 minutes between classes to use the restroom. You lose that everyday flexibility almost all other careers have. Bottom line, beyond the plus and minuses of things, you get to make a difference in the future of our kids. [/QUOTE]

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