Anyone here a teacher?

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  • acora
    acora Posts: 25 Member
    I am currently a junior at Indiana University studying to be an Elementary teacher! :)
  • Speazzy
    Speazzy Posts: 79 Member
    I just finished my 9th year of teaching - I have taught 2nd, 3rd, & 4th grades and this year I taught 1st grade!! :smile:
  • I'm working on my Masters of Arts in Teaching degree. I hopefully will be teaching middle grades mathematics.
  • jhyan
    jhyan Posts: 59 Member
    I teach culinary arts. Try logging calories when you take a bite of over 100 different foods a day!
  • thumper2471
    thumper2471 Posts: 1 Member
    I too teach preschool, have for ten years. Before that I taught high school. I often say they were actually quite similar! :laugh: Yes, stressful but very rewarding! LOVE SUMMERTIME! I just had my third child who is 7 months old. My goal is to lose the baby weight before school starts up again! I want to buy new school clothes!!!
  • melonclarinet
    melonclarinet Posts: 163 Member
    I teach band. I've been teaching music for 6 years now. Super busy job- I get to school at 6:30 am and leave after 6 PM most nights plus work on a lot of Saturdays. I'm continuing to struggle with the balance so I can make me more of a priority.
  • CWatermelon
    CWatermelon Posts: 146 Member
    I teach, therefore I am!
  • Brookhaven64
    Brookhaven64 Posts: 13 Member
    I retired from Public school as a teacher for 27 years, and loved every minute of it. I am now teaching the Developmentally challenged on the college campus. I feel so blessed because I have touched so many lives. Kids are very honest and will tell you what they think of your shape. Again, just be honest and explain to them that obesity starts when you are a child and they should be very careful with their choices. Kids are so special.
  • Tamstar1985
    Tamstar1985 Posts: 334 Member
    yep! i'm a teacher~~

    during the past four years, i taught very young (ages 3 - 6) children in kindergarten and primary school. now i am an ESL teacher for adults. i love it! i've had stints teaching in colleges as well, but i really prefer ESL instruction.
  • KarenAnnne
    KarenAnnne Posts: 190 Member
    I am a Para Professional (Teacher Assistant) for elementary Special Ed. Its incredibly rewarding and its never the same day twice. I am blessed to have my summers off to regroup and recover for the fall:happy:
  • mbraley92
    mbraley92 Posts: 9
    I'm halfway through my bachelor's degree in elementary education, and I'm just picking up a minor in coaching! I need to be a healthy influence on my students and team members.
  • SarahSwimmer
    SarahSwimmer Posts: 125 Member
    ELL Para transitioning to high school science teacher, here!
  • lkm111
    lkm111 Posts: 629 Member
    I teach K-6 Music at two different schools (thank you, budget cuts!), so I see 1,400 students. I'm using the summer to destress. :smile:
  • strongnotskinny121
    strongnotskinny121 Posts: 329 Member
    I'm a teacher without a classroom...earned my credential 3 years ago and have been subbing ever since. I did become a temporary first-grade teacher and had a classroom for almost the whole year, but am still hoping for a permanent position this fall. It's so disheartening sometimes because I'm so ready and there just aren't enough jobs for us with budget cuts. Good luck to all of us!

    ^^^My story also. Graduated in '09 for Social Studies. In the rural area I live in, the schools want "locals" to teach. Or they need a football coach. Grr...seriously regretting my degree.
  • bpetlock
    bpetlock Posts: 109
    :heart: i am a young toddler teacher :smile:

    I love the toddler room! I worked with 3-4 year olds for two years at a daycare and recently quit. I loved it! It was tiring but so rewarding!
  • bpetlock
    bpetlock Posts: 109
    I too teach preschool, have for ten years. Before that I taught high school. I often say they were actually quite similar! :laugh: Yes, stressful but very rewarding! LOVE SUMMERTIME! I just had my third child who is 7 months old. My goal is to lose the baby weight before school starts up again! I want to buy new school clothes!!!

    A new wardrobe sounds like a good start to a new year! :heart:
  • booyainyoface
    booyainyoface Posts: 409 Member
    i am a severely handicapped special education teacher (middle and high school students)...

    i teach an autistic classroom doing behavior intervention (kids that attack peers, themselves, self injurious behaviors (banging head on walls/windows, biting self until they bleed) so i spend most of my day trying to replace these behaviors with communication options or teaching the kid how to self-moniter to help prevent these tantrums :)

    love my job, its like a workout in itself trying to restrain 200+ pound kids with adrenal running through their systems!
  • teacheatsleep
    teacheatsleep Posts: 22 Member
    I teach 2nd Grade. This will be my third year teaching:wink:
  • shorthand73
    shorthand73 Posts: 118 Member
    15 years as an Educational Speech and Language Pathologist and I think I have the greatest job in the world! :happy:
  • I am dual certified biology & special ed. I teach 9th grade. This coming year will be seven years teaching. I have resource classes where I teach biology to just special Ed students & I co-teach with other bio teachers in inclusion settings (reg Ed & special Ed combined). I also teach science two nights a week During the school year at the hs night school. And today was the last day of summer school! I am officially on summer vacation now!!
  • _Bob_
    _Bob_ Posts: 1,487 Member
    I'm a High school guidance counselor.

    Teachers are awesome!
  • bpetlock
    bpetlock Posts: 109
    I'm a High school guidance counselor.

    Teachers are awesome!

    Aren't they?! :happy:
  • airlily
    airlily Posts: 212 Member
    I'm a high school English teacher! *flexes*
  • coachblt
    coachblt Posts: 1,090
    Another teacher/coach here.
  • MrAllia
    MrAllia Posts: 60 Member
    yep
  • kerr2010
    kerr2010 Posts: 219 Member
    I'm a high school visual/media arts teacher. I started out with English, but art is my passion. It took almost 8 years to get where I am today. We are wrapping up the year this week (last day of exams today) and I am already psyched about next year. Although I am definitely going to enjoy the summer with my daughter. Lots of long walks, parks and pools are in our future.
  • I currently teach 6th grade Language Arts and Reading. I've taught Language Arts for a total of 6 years and taught Special Education (in different capacities) for 5 years prior to that. I've just completed 11 years as a middle school teacher, and I've found it to be extremely rewarding. : )

    I hope you enjoy your career in education!
  • Easywider
    Easywider Posts: 434 Member
    I'm nationally board certified for K-12 Social Science education. Also PA certified for secondary education in English and Social Science.

    However I now work in an office because they offered to triple my salary...
  • I am almost done with my degree in Secondary Education (World Languages).
  • LifesPilgrim
    LifesPilgrim Posts: 498 Member
    I teach Middle School Intensive reading, Language Arts, sponsor the school yearbook AND help my husband run a Boy Scout Troop of about 25 kids.

    I have been teaching for about 15 years and have a Master's in Reading Education.
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