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Printableb3xy said: i am at uni at the moment doing a Geography degree, why i have no idea it isnt something i enjoy much but i had no idea what to do so going to uni seemed like the best idea, i have one more year of that before i have to decide i think i have rounded it down to 3 options
1. become a teacher - dont particularly like kids but its a garunteeded job 2. convert it to a law degree - takes 2 years and i have been intrested in law and was tempted to do a law degree but i really dont fancy being sat at a desk doing enviromental law 3. take another degree - this is probably the option i most like the sound of i would be able to take a degree in movie effects which is something i would love to do, i love films and making things but then my family think this is stupid as there arent many jobs in this area so when i work out the answer to this question i will let you all know.....oh and if anyone has any suggestions let me know  PLEASE do not become a teacher if you don't particularly like children. Please. For their sake and yours. Seriously. 
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I stumbled upon it, it fell just at the right time and everyone I know tells me that it is the perfect job for me and can't believe my luck in getting it.
Of course, a job is a job and falling out of bed on a Monday morning is never ever going to be my number one favourite passtime, but I could - and have done - have a much worse job. This is not an exit | |
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FunkMistress said: b3xy said: i am at uni at the moment doing a Geography degree, why i have no idea it isnt something i enjoy much but i had no idea what to do so going to uni seemed like the best idea, i have one more year of that before i have to decide i think i have rounded it down to 3 options
1. become a teacher - dont particularly like kids but its a garunteeded job 2. convert it to a law degree - takes 2 years and i have been intrested in law and was tempted to do a law degree but i really dont fancy being sat at a desk doing enviromental law 3. take another degree - this is probably the option i most like the sound of i would be able to take a degree in movie effects which is something i would love to do, i love films and making things but then my family think this is stupid as there arent many jobs in this area so when i work out the answer to this question i will let you all know.....oh and if anyone has any suggestions let me know PLEASE do not become a teacher if you don't particularly like children. Please. For their sake and yours. Seriously.
Do something you love. its not that i dont like kids its just that i remember how awful people used to be at school and its enough to put me off i think i didnt word it correctly i dont mind kids in short periods or when they are behaving
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Without waxing too theological, I might say that what I now do actively is what I've sort of been wired to do by default, anyway. I believe theological study and getting out there, meeting people and teaching and relaying varied personal ministries in work, in word, in life example, etc. is just sort of what I'm made to do; yeah... a "calling," if you will.
At some point I stopped pretending I'd make a better broadcast personality, journalist or reference librarian than theological student-teacher-lay minister. And I also stopped giving primacy in my life to the money-making capacity of those former hats. I must say I've got less disposable money now. But I've got so much more experiential wealth, I'm still able to help feed a family, and I'm the most content I've been in all my adulthood. Ὅσον ζῇς φαίνου
μηδὲν ὅλως σὺ λυποῦ πρὸς ὀλίγον ἐστὶ τὸ ζῆν τὸ τέλος ὁ χρόνος ἀπαιτεῖ.” | |
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b3xy said: i am at uni at the moment doing a Geography degree, why i have no idea it isnt something i enjoy much but i had no idea what to do so going to uni seemed like the best idea, i have one more year of that before i have to decide i think i have rounded it down to 3 options
1. become a teacher - dont particularly like kids but its a garunteeded job 2. convert it to a law degree - takes 2 years and i have been intrested in law and was tempted to do a law degree but i really dont fancy being sat at a desk doing enviromental law 3. take another degree - this is probably the option i most like the sound of i would be able to take a degree in movie effects which is something i would love to do, i love films and making things but then my family think this is stupid as there arent many jobs in this area so when i work out the answer to this question i will let you all know.....oh and if anyone has any suggestions let me know  
chocolate1 said: This is my 20th year in education. I love my job...I'm a Special Ed. teacher.
I've taught elementary, middle school and now I teach high school. ..... Besides academic knowledge and a knowledge of disabilities, I think my job requires a lot of patience. People think that teaching is "easy", "would be fun", or that we do it because we couldn't do other things. A lot of times, we spend more time with their children than they do... Dealing with kids is not easy. Just ask the moms who hate breaks! Nothing is more offensive than when people think it's okay to point out how much time we get off and that we don't work summers..... I love my job... there is nothing else I'd rather do. I hope this gives some insight... -L- My quote came from the other thread about vet nurses, nurses, and teachers. I guess I should have added that U should love children since U have to be around them all the time. Please... don't "grace" our profession because U don't know what to do with your life.  "Love Hurts. Your lies, they cut me. Now your words don't mean a thing. I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..." -Cher, "Woman's World" | |
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chocolate1 said: b3xy said: i am at uni at the moment doing a Geography degree, why i have no idea it isnt something i enjoy much but i had no idea what to do so going to uni seemed like the best idea, i have one more year of that before i have to decide i think i have rounded it down to 3 options
1. become a teacher - dont particularly like kids but its a garunteeded job 2. convert it to a law degree - takes 2 years and i have been intrested in law and was tempted to do a law degree but i really dont fancy being sat at a desk doing enviromental law 3. take another degree - this is probably the option i most like the sound of i would be able to take a degree in movie effects which is something i would love to do, i love films and making things but then my family think this is stupid as there arent many jobs in this area so when i work out the answer to this question i will let you all know.....oh and if anyone has any suggestions let me know
chocolate1 said: This is my 20th year in education. I love my job...I'm a Special Ed. teacher.
I've taught elementary, middle school and now I teach high school. ..... Besides academic knowledge and a knowledge of disabilities, I think my job requires a lot of patience. People think that teaching is "easy", "would be fun", or that we do it because we couldn't do other things. A lot of times, we spend more time with their children than they do... Dealing with kids is not easy. Just ask the moms who hate breaks! Nothing is more offensive than when people think it's okay to point out how much time we get off and that we don't work summers..... I love my job... there is nothing else I'd rather do. I hope this gives some insight... -L- My quote came from the other thread about vet nurses, nurses, and teachers. I guess I should have added that U should love children since U have to be around them all the time. Please... don't "grace" our profession because U don't know what to do with your life. I have the utmost respect for teachers. 
I think it's one of the toughest jobs out there. I know I could not do it because I don't think I have the patience. I believe you have to want it and passionately believe in it. You don't get paid nearly enough. I always try and ask my kids' teachers what I can do to help them. I buy extra supplies for the class. I offer to come read books. My kids' last school did something cool. They had a teacher's lunch day out. Parents would volunteer to come and take over the class for lunch and then take the kids to recess. The teachers got a break. The parents also made dishes for the teachers to eat. It was a really nice thing. I volunteered to do it and that is what told me in no uncertain terms that I could never teach. 
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hokie said: chocolate1 said: My quote came from the other thread about vet nurses, nurses, and teachers. I guess I should have added that U should love children since U have to be around them all the time. Please... don't "grace" our profession because U don't know what to do with your life. I have the utmost respect for teachers.
I think it's one of the toughest jobs out there. I know I could not do it because I don't think I have the patience. I believe you have to want it and passionately believe in it. You don't get paid nearly enough. I always try and ask my kids' teachers what I can do to help them. I buy extra supplies for the class. I offer to come read books. My kids' last school did something cool. They had a teacher's lunch day out. Parents would volunteer to come and take over the class for lunch and then take the kids to recess. The teachers got a break. The parents also made dishes for the teachers to eat. It was a really nice thing. I volunteered to do it and that is what told me in no uncertain terms that I could never teach.
I was dying! Those kids are a handful!
Thank U for your kind words... I'm following your progress thru nursing school! I know U will be a great nurse- something I know I couldn't do!
When I had my surgery last February (almost a year already!  ), those nurses were so wonderful to me- and I know I was a pain in the ass (esp. when I came off the morphine drip!  ) There was a man on my floor who would yell out and moan all night. They were so kind to him. 
We all have our calling. Yours is coming... "Love Hurts. Your lies, they cut me. Now your words don't mean a thing. I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..." -Cher, "Woman's World" | |
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chocolate1 said: hokie said: I have the utmost respect for teachers.
I think it's one of the toughest jobs out there. I know I could not do it because I don't think I have the patience. I believe you have to want it and passionately believe in it. You don't get paid nearly enough. I always try and ask my kids' teachers what I can do to help them. I buy extra supplies for the class. I offer to come read books. My kids' last school did something cool. They had a teacher's lunch day out. Parents would volunteer to come and take over the class for lunch and then take the kids to recess. The teachers got a break. The parents also made dishes for the teachers to eat. It was a really nice thing. I volunteered to do it and that is what told me in no uncertain terms that I could never teach.
I was dying! Those kids are a handful!
Thank U for your kind words... I'm following your progress thru nursing school! I know U will be a great nurse- something I know I couldn't do!
When I had my surgery last February (almost a year already! ), those nurses were so wonderful to me- and I know I was a pain in the ass (esp. when I came off the morphine drip! ) There was a man on my floor who would yell out and moan all night. They were so kind to him.
We all have our calling. Yours is coming... You're welcome. You teachers deserve it! Yes. It's nice to feel so certain about what I want to do.  | |
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FunkMistress said: b3xy said: i am at uni at the moment doing a Geography degree, why i have no idea it isnt something i enjoy much but i had no idea what to do so going to uni seemed like the best idea, i have one more year of that before i have to decide i think i have rounded it down to 3 options
1. become a teacher - dont particularly like kids but its a garunteeded job 2. convert it to a law degree - takes 2 years and i have been intrested in law and was tempted to do a law degree but i really dont fancy being sat at a desk doing enviromental law 3. take another degree - this is probably the option i most like the sound of i would be able to take a degree in movie effects which is something i would love to do, i love films and making things but then my family think this is stupid as there arent many jobs in this area so when i work out the answer to this question i will let you all know.....oh and if anyone has any suggestions let me know PLEASE do not become a teacher if you don't particularly like children. Please. For their sake and yours. Seriously.
Do something you love. I tried to become a teacher and thank God they have you do a portion of student teaching the first semester!!! I found out quickly that caring for others children during the day wasn't for me. I have the greatest respect for people who teach. It is a true gift and if you are a teacher....kudos to you!!! | |
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chocolate1 said: I think my job requires a lot of patience. People think that teaching is "easy", "would be fun", or that we do it because we couldn't do other things. A lot of times, we spend more time with their children than they do... Dealing with kids is not easy. Just ask the moms who hate breaks!
Nothing is more offensive than when people think it's okay to point out how much time we get off and that we don't work summers..... I love my job... there is nothing else I'd rather do. I hope this gives some insight... -L- I'm with you chocolate, teaching requires alot of patience, you have kids of all different behaviors and it is not easy, bless you sister for your patience.. honestly for me, if I became a teacher I'd teach 7th grade up to high school it's still challenging but on another level.. the kids in the younger grades would wear me out with their energy lol | |
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Flowers2 said: chocolate1 said: I think my job requires a lot of patience. People think that teaching is "easy", "would be fun", or that we do it because we couldn't do other things. A lot of times, we spend more time with their children than they do... Dealing with kids is not easy. Just ask the moms who hate breaks!
Nothing is more offensive than when people think it's okay to point out how much time we get off and that we don't work summers..... I love my job... there is nothing else I'd rather do. I hope this gives some insight... -L- I'm with you chocolate, teaching requires alot of patience, you have kids of all different behaviors and it is not easy, bless you sister for your patience.. honestly for me, if I became a teacher I'd teach 7th grade up to high school it's still challenging but on another level.. the kids in the younger grades would wear me out with their energy lol Thanks, Flowers! 
After 11 years, I got tired of the little ones.... love 'em dearly, but there were only so many bathroom accidents, runny noses, and unexplained crying episodes I could take. I needed a change... I love my older kids now! "Love Hurts. Your lies, they cut me. Now your words don't mean a thing. I don't give a damn if you ever loved me..." -Cher, "Woman's World" | |
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For a good portion of high school and part of college, I was planning on being a photojournalist. However, working for the college campus newspaper took the fun out of photography for me, and I decided I liked it better as a hobby. I switched to teaching, and while I enjoyed it a lot, the jobs just weren't there unless I wanted to move my family. Circumstances lead me to the medical records division of Mayo Clinic, and while it's not my dream job, it is safe and secure, well paying, good people to work with, and I'm happy there. If I want to do something else bad enough, then it becomes a hobby hence my short film productions. So, to answer the question, it just kinda happened and I hadn't planned on things turning out the way that they did. | |
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