Submitted by Craig Howat (not verified) on July 4, 2007 - 20:06.
A love for the students and the subject matter! I, like a majority of the other teachers who posted, came in to teaching as a second career. I am surprised at the amount of teachers who have lost their passion. There are many factors to blame for this... salary, standardized tests, disrespect shown from students, lack of parental support, etc... The bottom line, I love my students (some of the most difficult in our parish) and I love teaching science and technology. As long as the love of the students and subject matter outweight the many negatives about our CHOSEN profession we should have plenty of dedicated teachers!
Science and Technology Lab
Submitted by Craig Howat (not verified) on July 4, 2007 - 20:06.
A love for the students and the subject matter! I, like a majority of the other teachers who posted, came in to teaching as a second career. I am surprised at the amount of teachers who have lost their passion. There are many factors to blame for this... salary, standardized tests, disrespect shown from students, lack of parental support, etc... The bottom line, I love my students (some of the most difficult in our parish) and I love teaching science and technology. As long as the love of the students and subject matter outweight the many negatives about our CHOSEN profession we should have plenty of dedicated teachers!