❤honeymic asks would you encourage your child to be a teacher?

23 responses to this plurk.

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  August 22, 2008 at 23:15 ❤honeymic says We had very different responses in our PLC group.
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  August 22, 2008 at 23:17 tjshay says Teachers who don't want their children to be teachers really worry me. Noble profession, even if it is not viewed that way in the public now
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  August 22, 2008 at 23:31 ❤honeymic says Well some of the teachers expressed that they didn't want their children to struggle financially as they did.
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  August 22, 2008 at 23:32 ❤honeymic says One said she wanted her daughter to be more than she herself was. She was a talented girl and wanted her to "take on the world."
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  August 22, 2008 at 23:31 ❤honeymic says But she also said if that's what made her daughter happy she would support her.
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  August 22, 2008 at 23:49 stacy 1/2009 says excuse me, but as teachers, aren't we "taking on the world".
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  August 22, 2008 at 23:50 lorisheldon says if that was what he wanted to do, then absolutely
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  August 23, 2008 at 00:29 astoeckel says I did and after working in NYC for 2 yrs my daughter got cert as a spec ed teacher and starts her new job next week.
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  August 23, 2008 at 00:32 sharon_elin says Struggling financially does worry me, and the profession has become politicized with NCLB to the point of being almost scripted for testing.
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  August 23, 2008 at 00:33 sharon_elin says Otherwise, I'd be proud if my daughter chose to teach
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  August 23, 2008 at 00:33 sharon_elin says (oh, and let's not forget adversarial parents!)
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  August 23, 2008 at 00:56 bknittle says my son want to be a teacher, fine with me, want him to focus on love a learning and desire to never stop.
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  August 23, 2008 at 00:55 bknittle says actually I want that to be for both kids, but I know too many teachers who stopped learning.
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  August 23, 2008 at 01:15 kdumont says not in this pretty great state. Low pay, little support, huge hassles. Wait, why am I still doing it?
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  August 23, 2008 at 01:52 GlassMask says my parents always wanted me to be things I didn't want to be. It's best to help children be what THEY want to be.
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  August 23, 2008 at 01:51 SDSherry says I have two sons who have talked about teaching classes. I don't think they want to do it as a primary career, but they see the value.
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  August 23, 2008 at 01:57 GingerTPLC says that my dad warned me that teaching is "an honorable profession, like nursing. Not easy, not lucrative, but very honorable!" Appreciated it.
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  August 23, 2008 at 02:26 ❤honeymic says I liked what one teacher said. She said something like, "Yes, we did struggle financially, but that wasn't bad. We learned to thrive w/o
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  August 23, 2008 at 02:26 ❤honeymic says money and depend on each other. Her daughter just became a teacher and she is so proud.
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  August 23, 2008 at 08:13 chocxtc says No not until our profession gets the respect and others things we deserve and have earned
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  August 24, 2008 at 00:28 CereseG says My 20 yo wasn't going to do anything like me, started Subing to make money, Now early childhood major
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  August 24, 2008 at 13:58 Malinka says My mother was teacher, I am a faculty, but for my kids I wish other professions.
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  September 07, 2008 at 00:19 Jo McLeay I get students asking me this question. I say It's never boring!