10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming a TEACHER
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2024
- 10 things I wish I knew before becoming a teacher was such a great video to do!
1. 1:05 Teaching is time consuming
2. 4:11 Perception is Key
3. 5:56 Teachers are also actors
4. 7:29 Expect the unexpected
5. 9:19 Respect is not given, it’s earned
6. 10:13 Dealing with parents is HARD
7. 12:46 Promotion is only through degree, not merit
8. 14:17 You cannot go to the restroom whenever you want
9. 15:42 Save all your materials in multiple places
10. 16:36 No two years will ever be the same
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I've been a janitor at an elementary school for the past seven years. And part of my job is to listen to teachers as I clean their classroom. I allow them ALL to vent or cry on my shoulder if they need to. From kindergarten to the Fifth Grade, teachers are asked to be psychologists, counselors, coaches, and even surrogate parents sometimes.... They have my highest respect!
Thanks Daniel, Im thinking about the Janitor at my school too and I have definitely vented to him a few times too. And thank you for keep our schools clean and safe! We need you there too!
Love this
Thank YOU for all you do in your school. You're one of the unsung heroes of the school staff.
In all the years that I was a teacher, I found the janitors to be the most friendly, down-to-Earth people in the entire school.
@Jordan Despins 🤣
People who have not taught, really don't understand how much dedication it takes to be a stellar teacher.
Agree 100%
Agree🌺🌼🌸🌻
whats a steller teacher¿
@@theerintruckosourousmckier7703 stellar means very good. So she meant a very good teacher
I wish our society valued teachers more. My high school teacher has literally saved my life multiple times by being someone I could reach out to when I was suicidal. I would not be here today without him. Thank you teachers, for your every day acts of kindness. They do more than you can ever know.
a tip I got from another teacher is, during the first week of the school year is to call the kid's parents and give a positive compliment about them. That will get the parents on your side. let me know if it works
Great tip!
I do this. Especially helpful if you've already flagged the "naughty" kids.
Isn't that tedious?
I have done this but it only lasts so long with the parents. They usually find something to complain about, especially when their child is a handful.
MAKY TASTIC it's perfect because you still are in the honey moon stage with the kiddos and they are usually showing you their good side. Lol
one reason why I’m pursuing the teaching career is because I had REALLY bad teachers... from being sexist and putting girls down, to accusing me, an 11 years old, to having flirted with them... I had 2 REALLY great teachers tho and I really wanna be like them in terms of caring for the students.
Also I’m introverted and the education system isn’t really made for us.. and I wanna show those kids that there isn’t anything wrong with being introverted and more quiet. Also of course without putting the more extroverted down, because this is simply who they are and it may change and there’s nothing wrong with who you are
WOW! at 11? really? that's shocking!!!
I've never related to a statement more
I'm introverted. This job will be difficult at first because of that (speaking from experience), but it does get better with time. My advice after teaching 21 years and being an introvert for the most part, don't let others bully you because they feel their opinions are more important than yours. I would always stay quiet in meetings and my ideas were never shared. Then I ended up having to do stuff I didn't agree with because I let the extroverts do all the talking. Now, I speak up and share my ideas even as an introvert.
Hi friend! :) I just wanted to let you know, don't let anyone tell you that teaching is not for you! 75% of teachers are actually introverts! I am actually extroverted and I oftentimes do not fit in, haha!
i'm 20 i started teaching last year and i was born introverted, i was always the shy girl from middle to high school, and at first i had difficulties teaching because my voice isn't very loud. and that's the good thing being a teacher, make the introverted and unloved kids feel loved so they don't have to go what you had to go through, and not only teaching them knowledge, they will see you as a friend and an example of the persons they want to be
As a high school student, this makes me feel unbelievably ashamed for not appreciating my teachers enough. I don't think anyone could comprehend what teachers go through, without actually experiencing it. What you said makes me motivated to be grateful for my teachers and understand that they have their own struggles outside of teaching too. I will say however, that if other students come across this video, they may feel upset or even bad about themselves for not realising how much teachers go through or that they are a burden for them if that makes sense
That is so sweet. I had some experience with "tough" students who later came to me and were appreciative. I also grew a lot as a teacher by looking for the talents of the students and getting to use their names in activities. What she said about Respect being earned is so true. Sometimes teachers say that the students now a days are more like customers and we are offering them a service. This can be difficult to take at first but trying to take their perspective and have students give ideas and relate to them, makes it a much better learning experience. I also think about my personality and perspective: if I smile and approach the class very optimistic, they will respond much better than me being strict.
I love my teachers and two of them are my biggest role models. Teaching is such a tough job but I am blessed having great teachers who are so good at explaining and they really want to interact, help and understand their students. I am so sad that I won't have one of my favourite teachers anymore. She was the only one who offered help when I had a hard time. I only have two years left and I'm actually kinda sad but I want to become a teacher even though the video stresses me out a bit.
The two
I wish people understood how much teachers do and how valuable their role in a child’s life is. I personally will raise my child to be understanding and respectful and i will always work with teachers and give them whatever they need because i know what you’re giving my child and i know education is so undervalued and it shouldn’t be. It’s worth more than gold honestly.
Hi...need suggestions to manage a classroom full of attention seekers,sleepy heads, talkative, rowdy , disrespectful kids....
Teaching will never be respected in this society (USA) because we don’t make anyone any money. It’s all about the almighty dollar.
Judi Mcmahon we pay teachers amongst the top 10 in the world only 5 other countries pay more than we do. Our teachers don’t make a lot of money but they should still be respected they’re raising each generation they make these doctors and judges and construction workers and congress people. They all went to school they learned from them. Every teacher in the country has a hand in building this country basically. Every teach that i have ever spoke to always says the money isn’t why they do it, they genuinely love teaching and they love kids.
Hang Nguyen By any chance are you a teacher? Or is anyone in your family? Tell the teachers in Oklahoma who choose to cross state lines to make a few thousand more dollars. Or how about the teachers that have to go on food stamps bc they’re living below the poverty line that they make too much money. Do you work for Austin Beutner? He would probably love to put you on his payroll.
Judi Mcmahon all I’m saying is that no matter their pay they deserve respect because they’re raising our future. The lowest paid teachers are in Montana and that’s 30,000 a year. The poverty line for a family of 4 is about 28,000 a year and if you make any more than that you can’t even receive Medicaid so please spare me the facts. I believe teachers deserve to be amongst the most paid because they’re so vital. I don’t have anyone in my family who is a teacher but being a foster child i spent a lot of time with teachers and i got to know them very well and actually am very close to my former English teacher and biology teacher and they both love their jobs. They always told me that they knew being a teacher didn’t pay well but being with children and teach was what was important to them. If you’re a teacher for the money then you’re in the wrong profession.
The "acting" part cannot be understated. As much as we might make it look natural, for a lot of us it isn't, and professional standards almost prevent us from remembering the human at times. My worst dilemma was when my partner broke up with me the morning of a first day of term. Being the passionate teacher when you're dead inside was an imaginable career-threatening conflict.
I teach 130 students a day! It’s exhausting and I definitely feel like an actor. I can’t let one kid throw off my mood because they decide to misbehave. Every class period is different and I need to start over each time. One time I cried after a class then wiped my tears as I was opening the door with a smile on my face for the next class.
that's me right there sigh :/
Why did you cry ? Is your journey better ?
I feel ya... I teach 200 students a day, between middle and high schoolers. By the end of the day I'm drained out of energy but I manage to put on a smile and be kind and generous to every single one of my students.
It's exhausting.
I've taught up 200 students a day.
When things get overwhelming
I try to remember something good that happened during the day.
It helps.
Wow I am soooo proud of you
Teachers are actors 100%! I remember last year teaching & going on planning (which was in the middle of the day) and finding out that one of my students had passed away the prior weekend. AND I had to teach the remainder of the day! It was the hardest thing I’ve ever had to do...in my LIFE!
That's tough
WOW! thats horrible, had a similar thing with a little girl who developed terminal cancer (5 years old) and all the little ones kept asking where she was - its difficult. I think you get expert at acting with lower primary - everything has to be so exaggerated and dramatic
I’m so sorry. it’s okay to be human in front of the kids. They need to learn that it’s okay to have emotions.
A teacher I was really close to passed away early on a Monday morning.I was told at 7 30 and was asked to take his class at 8 00. I washed the tears from my I eyes put my teacher face on and
took the class.A tough day for everyone.
Yes, they need to PUT ON A SHOW lol
7:54 when I was in high school this fight was about to break out between two girls and my teacher got in between them and started dancing and made them laugh and they sat down and we continued with class like nothing happened and it’s crazy how I can still remember that
Makiya.A9598 LMFAO LOVE THAT TEACHER!!
👀👀 my eyes when you said you teach high school in New York City ... girl lol. And you started young. #respect
Thank you!!
Awwww. I was a NYC DC75. High School Teacher. Good for you
You may know my cousin
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I was a teacher for a year and a half. I found that as an introvert, all the social interactions I had all day long with barely any breaks to even use the bathroom weighed heavily on me. I was too exhausted and drained of energy at the end of the day for my own friends or hobbies. And the thing you said about being an actor is so true! You always have to be on - enthusiastic, upbeat, positive - even if you are tired, feeling ill, etc. In the end, I couldn't keep up with the demands and I became a mental and emotional mess. My physical health was also negatively affected because teaching took up all of my time and I didn't have time left for exercise. Additionally, I was tired of the constant changes in my schedule and the instability of my income. I could never get past the fact that I was paid only for teaching hours, but unpaid for the lesson planning, prep, etc. (which takes up the majority of your time!) The good thing from this is that it made me realize what is important to me in life.
Hi Ashley! Thank you for being so honest about your teaching experiences. Do you mind sharing what you did instead? I know many teachers who feel trapped in their careers and fear leaving teaching because they don't know what else they could do
I started teaching in 1992, and before I entered the classroom, I wrote a letter to my third grade teacher to ask him for advice. He said that when students, parents, and administrators give you a difficult time, try to find something that went well in the day and do not focus so much on what did not work. Twenty-six years later, I still take his advice to heart. You should be allowed to use the bathroom as needed because you mentioned that you have diabetes. I would be speaking with my union representative and the folks in human resources about your situation. Take care of yourself.
wow! I think you'll also give us some advices bcz i'm doing my second year in bachelor of education currently.
I also started teaching in 1992 and just retired last May. And yes, what you say is so true. When I stood in front of my class which consisted of around 25 kids with really really special needs, I simply forgot about everything else. I forgot about the low pay, the lack of materials, the politization of the system, etc. And yeah, it worked fine for me. I did retire 4 years earlier because it was really exhausting and I started working at the age of 27, so now, at 53, and although I enjoyed teaching, I decided it was time for me to rest, relax and step down. I am right now considering esl online teaching. It seems fun, interesting and gives me the opportunity to make some extra $
John Lopez--You are absolutely correct. Teachers in the district in which I taught were known to have two conditions--urinary tract infections from NOT being able to use the restroom when needed (you could call the office to have an aide "spot" you, but it took between 30 and 60 minutes for them to show up) and anti-depressant prescriptions. I will also say that NOT all local teacher unions or associations are effective at protecting teacher's basic human rights. I worked in a ghetto/barrio district (yes, the entire district) where the working conditions had become so bad that the local union/association president knew that the only way they could obtain a "teacher-on-assignment" district office job (instead of being tossed back into the sites) when their term of office was over was to make as few waves as possible with the administrators of the district.
One MercilessMing Where did you teach at?
@@solo7843--In one of the nation's largest districts a/k/a one of the worst hell holes in the nation.
As a high school senior the teachers I most enjoyed were those that were open and honest. One of my teachers told us the very first day that she wasn't going to deal with bad behavior and she let us know her expectationa for us and the class. Another teacher would have us sit down and would let us ask anything we wanted for the first 10 min to get our brain working since that was the first class of the day. That teacher also talked a lot about his own life and his college adventures and his struggle with cancer, and I really appreciated that he was honest with us. Also as a senior I wish I had more strict teachers. Those teachers I mentioned had fun with us and opened up but in the end they let us know they were teachers. We had to do our work and if we slacked off it was too bad because they don't accept late work. That would've really helped me when I started taking college classes. So basically a friend and an authority figure is what most people I know lool for in a teacher. Just my perspective as a student for those who wonder what we think.
Tanks this helps👍🏻
Thank you for sharing these helpful informations ^-^
Our educational system needs MAJOR reform!! Thanks for this video!
“Promotion is based on degree not merit.” That is so important!
yeah, you continually have to increase your debt ratio to try to attain a higher paid position. Does anyone other than a district superintendent ever reach a position of financial security? (if you are honest and legal with your responsibilities, that is)?
That is why there are so many bad administrators with MA and district officials with Phd's. They were never promoted to those positions because they were compatient or their leadership skills, or some weren't very good teachers either.
I love that you brought up respect is earned. I currently teach what others refer to in my school as "the worst 7th graders they've ever had" and honestly... I love them. Every single one. And I know it's because I didn't expect them to be good little robot soldiers from the get go. You can't expect that from anyone. It's completely unrealistic to expect strangers to listen to your every barking command. It's SO crucial to get to know every student as best you can and really earn their respect and understand them. So many "behavior problems" can be remedied by simply knowing their circumstance. Empathy is just so key in teaching and in a healthy and productive classroom.
Jess I agree 100 percent! The same happens with me...when I share my roster in the beginning of the year other teachers will grunt and groan about certain students but they end up becoming soooooo much fun and packed with so much personality!
That's so true, I'm always surprised when teacher's label children or don't like them. I'm in primary and I hear it but I love them all! They're all different, some challenging, some sweet but they all have wonderful things about them which makes me love being around them! The worst was one boy in my class had a bad reputation but I think he's great - the only thing I can see that they would take issue with is the fact that he will challenge you on things and ask questions, but why shouldn't he? That's what we're meant to teach them.
This is SO on point!! I burnt out after 5 years of teaching elementary school. That was several years ago. People always ask me why I don't go back into teaching and I say.. it was too much time and energy!
What do you do now? I'm on my third existential crisis and I'm only 20 lol
It requires tremendous energy. When you feel like you could just drop out of exhaustion, you have to dig within your biological reserve with what little energy you have left.
What do you right now? I need options.
What are you doing now?
One huge thing I would have wanted to know is the rabid mean girl cliques that exsist among the teachers. At every school I have been in there is a group of teachers who are only helpful and interact with each other and sabatage, belittle others. These are grown adults and have influence on kids and act like this, it is not acceptable.
I am not a teacher yet, but subbing I have learned that already, smh it's so ridiculous and unnecessary.
Absolutely TRUE.
Move! Not all schools are like this.
Are you a teacher???? grown adults?
I’m a classroom aide at an elementary school and I could not believe my ears as I was sitting in the lunch room on my first day of work. I always thought so highly of teachers even as an adult, but the teachers in my school are nothing but drama and so much shit talking about one another. I no longer sit in the lunch room to eat my lunch, I sit outside or even in my car most of the time because I cannot stand being around so much negativity.
I was actually a bilingual elementary teacher for almost 2 years. I quit about 3 years ago because I realized it wasn't for me. I still have family members who are upset that I didn't continue. But watching your video, brought back so many memories. Not really good ones, lol. It just reaffirmed a lot of my feelings because i dont miss it at all. Not everyone can be a teacher. I definitely give those who teach soooo much credit!
Emory i worked in the inner city. So the kids were kinda rough. It was 4th grade. They weren’t necessarily disrespectful to me, but since it was my first year, I didn’t know how to classroom manage. They walked all over me. They got into fights with other kids, they threw desks over, one student choked another one, i had to stop him. I was constantly spending my own money to buy school supplies. I also just didn’t feel like I had enough support, being my first year. I just kinda got thrown in last minute and had to figure it all out on my own ( I started the second week of school). It was just all around rough. I had a similar experience at the other school, except this time I was co-teaching so I had some more help.
if you don't mind me asking, what do you do with your degree now? i'm scared this is gunna be me but i'm in too deep into school and i am about to get my bachelor's in elementary education, so i want to have a backup plan.
Ruby A. Hi Ruby, there’s a lot of options out there besides teaching - you can continue going to school to get a masters in education policy, curriculum or research. I graduated with a bachelors in urban education, taught for a year in middle school, quit and went into substitute teaching in a smaller district and worked part time as a coordinator at a women’s shelter and now I work full time as an after school program coordinator. I know a lot of folks from my program who also didn’t go straight into teaching after getting their degree so don’t feel discouraged to research other options for yourself at your career center before graduating! That’s my biggest regret - thinking that teaching in a public school was my only option. Good luck!
thank you so much for your reply!! I will definitely be looking into other options.@@cynsational7225
Where do you work now ?
In a nutshell, if you're a teacher, you have no life outside of the job. It's like several professions all incorporated into one job and you've simply got to love and enjoy it.
Cinde That’s not a sustainable nor healthy model.
@@jacques15 That's why a lot of teachers leave the profession after the first year.
That's true. Teaching does take nearly all your life. That's why we need such long summer time off. And nobody gets it 😭
Do you ever feel intimidated by high school kids? The ones who rebel and don’t like the subject you teach? I hope these questions don’t come off as rude. I love your channel tbh! Very diverse and straight to the point :)
Hey! They are not intimidating at all, those were REAL questions. My first year I was intimidated because I taught seniors and I was only 22. I looked so young and I was still trying to figure out who I wanted to be as a teacher. There will always be students who rebel or don’t like the subject. The rebelling students are usually the ones that give multiple teachers a difficult time so I try not to take it personal BUT I am still consistent with my rules even with those students. I issue detention, after class convos, try to understand why they may not like a certain rule. And the same with the subject, some students just don’t like History. I try to always start the class with something relevant to them and connect it to the lesson. Whether it be about social media, relationships, day to day experiences to hopefully make a connection to the past and why learning the info is important. But you can’t please every student.
+Alma Cardenas
Actually your question here is a service to specifically someone like me based on
back when I was an autistic student in school because I have had moments where My Teachers had to talk me out of a negative mood or a mood to do other things and to Ms. +Amanda Rose 's credit , where she says that she tries to start the class with something relevant to them My Teachers had to learn to do that with me the HARD way
otherwise i got in the mood to do other things or i dealt with sleeping spells or i got frustrated with the teacher over what they were trying to teach that was not relevant and was not in my programming and as much as
I was the only one out of 3 brothers in my immediate family that hung in there and stuck it out to graduation ,
like they had to win me over to them and most of them did .
- Dwight
Thank you so much for this comment and providing such an important perspective to those who are considering teaching as their profession or already are in the field and struggling or honestly are stubborn and don't think it's necessary to meet the needs of every student
You're welcome Mrs. +Amanda Rose .
Thank you for giving me the teacher's prospective on things as well because it helps me
more when I see and hear what is going on in the classrooms from the teachers .
- Dwight
@@amandaros3 I think the rebel students typically have personal issues
When i was in 7th grade, my history teacher had been out for like 3 weeks. All of us were extremely worried, one day my language arts teacher came in and explained that she had a miscarriage. She had been pregnant since October and this was in March. So she was pretty far along. When my history teacher came back, she cried to us and it brought us all closer as a class. I ended up having her for language arts the next year (she was trained in history and english) still one of the best teachers I’ve had.
No one ever speak about the process of getting hired either. The praxis process...the money invested all before even being considered!
So true!
@@amandaros3 it's really expensive!
@@cherycecampbell-davis703 It is! And God forbid you fail an exam or cannot make it to one of your mandatory seminars. There is a lot of preparation
Spend two to three years worth of potential earnings to get one of the lowest paid jobs out there that requires a four year degree.
@@thomasarussellsr Thats why I will become a real estate investor. some are billionares
These kids will also get you out of your shell!! I was so shy to yell and now I’m a wild beast when they Wildin
Teaching can "suck the life out of you". It is not a good profession for one's mental and physical health.
@Annie Hyatt The same goes for nurses. Many nurses shouldn't even be in the hospital.
@Annie Hyatt True, however if you feel a passion and a calling to do what you do, that will get you through the rough times that will most certainly will come.
Marysol Alvarez it’s not a good profession for someone who is not interested in teaching but is teaching because of the money etc. If you don’t have an interest in teaching , you will barely survive in this field. For example , I work in a kindergarten, and It has always been my dream job to teach kindergarten kids and although Everyday I get so exhausted but I never complain because I LOVE this job. My parents always tell me to quit it and find an easier job , but if you love something, You won’t complain. So I think it varies on individuals really
Annie Hyatt yes indeed!! 🙏👏🏻
Maria Ejaz Who teaches for the money? If I was working for the money, teaching would be pretty low on my totem pole of careers.
I love the statement you made about not being a teacher forever. You love the job, etc. but there are so many opportunities out there for growth and change, and I love that you aren't afraid of thinking that you have to be one thing forever...and identify with one thing forever.
I am a biology teacher and going into my third year. You are so right about the other 85 percent that we do. Plus, dealing with administration and their demands are a major part of the job.
minipax i work at a preschool that is run like an elementary school and administration is so demanding. We do so much documentation. And we dont have school counselors to help out.
Why don't teachers get paid more
@@stacyr4768 ikr
I just prepared a weeks worth of lessons for a Christmas Carol this weekend and it took me about 12 hours to just prepare 1 week
lol sounds accurate
Cheryl Martin you’re working too hard
That’s good .. it should be that way not more nor less.
That’s so sad 😂😂😂I keep watching RUclips videos to see if teaching is for me
@@marisolbarragan2 from the research I have done in the last five and a half years of college, with my disabilities, if you do the math on pay vs time used for everything to be a good teacher, you will effectively make barely over the minimum wage. Hopefully you have a significant other that can cover the financial side of a household's needs. Heck, with the cost of living differences in some areas, many teachers don't even reach an effective minimum wage earnings if they were actually paid for all of the hours they put in to their job, minus what they pay out of pocket for their classrooms.
I'm a teacher in the UK and its nice to see what others think about the profession!!
hi I live in the UK I want to be a high school teacher when I grow up what is the payment weekly or monthly?
You teach HIGHSCHOOL!?! Omg ur brave. Brave brave brave.
During my first teaching-practicum I was (and still am) 21 years old. I was thrown into teaching two Gr. 12 classes, each with 75 minute lessons. I can't tell you how much of an emotional roller-coaster it was. There were moments that really made me doubt my ability and there were moments that made me feel incredibly proud of my students. I agree when you said that there is a lot of crying involved, I think because I care too much?
I also felt like no matter how much I prepared I still didn't know enough to teach confidently. I felt like my very broad and general degree in history didn't really prepare me to teach Social Studies in the classroom. I was up until midnight almost every night before my lessons, trying to learn the content that I had to teach the next morning and planning my lessons out, which took hours including the time it took to find the material/resources I needed. I was so concerned about timing that I would rehearse my 75 minute lessons to make sure that I didn't run out of content and leave the classroom with nothing to do!!! I'm now starting my 5th and last year of university and I'm so scared about whether I made the right choice or not...
There are moments that make teaching such a rewarding career, but I'm seriously concerned about my mental health. I would appreciate any advice.
Restroom before picking up my class in the morning, during my prep, during lunch and thankfully my students get two 15-minute recesses, so I take advantage of that.
I’ve always had a secret passion to wanting to be a high school teacher and now I am really ready to become that and impact lives through home economics, so this really has helped answer some unknown questions and answers. Thank you
I’m so glad I found your channel! Love your videos. I also teach HS (first year) and I’m a native NYer so I love how you keep it real! Keep it up!! Can’t wait to see your channel grow!!
I’m 17 and i’ve always wanted to do teaching since i was a little girl. I watch so many of these videos and i really hope I become a teacher one day ! Thank you for this
I am so incredibly excited to start teaching! I am not afraid of the horror stories.
Miranda Lobus I so share the same sentiments!!!
It's scary and difficult, but it's also a lot of fun. All the best.
Exciting!!! I have always wanted to be a student I’m only 11 but know I will be a teacher I think the horror stories excite me to get my own ones as well
Miranda Lobus You need this: God bless you and give you strength 🙏❤️
Miranda I am now retired but I taught elementary school for 36 years. I loved most of it. You will be fine because you are starting out with so much enthusiasm. My advice to you is this. Don’t sweat the small stuff or the administration. If someone “in charge” is not being helpful ignore them. If you are not at a happy school move. Some staffs are very discouraging, some are happy find a happy one. The biggest mistake I made was staying at schools that weren’t working well. I always stayed because of the kids. This was personally exhausting and not good for my mental health. You can’t do a really good job unless you are happy. Good luck.
Wow. Mad respect to you and all the other teachers putting their 100% to teach their students 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Thank you!
Omg! I would LOVE more teaching videos from you! Love your personality, super honest and down to earth! 😊
I’ve worked as a paraprofessional in an IND classroom for 4 years now. I’m currently halfway done with school to become a teacher. Teaching comes from the heart, we don’t receive enough credit from parents or administrators and sometimes that can be disheartening. But what makes it all worth it is when kids genuinely make a connection with you. I’m glad I got the experience as a para!
Amanda I completely agree!!!! The connections that you make with the students are unforgettable and really leave a lasting impact on your life.
So very true! You have to be ready when you step in the classroom! That was one of the challenging things I learned my first year. Loved this video!!
I’m really thankful for finding your video! Just made it a little easier for me to make a decision with my future. 💜🙌🏼
I love this, thank you! I’m just starting my teacher training year, starting training and observing lessons at the school on Monday and I’m so scared about managing the class and planning my first lessons
I love women who share their professional career advice. Thanks Amanda!
Just found your channel today and already loving it! I’ve recently entertained the idea of becoming a teacher because it’s something I think I’d really love! I’ve always used the excuse that “I’m not creative” but hearing you say that you felt the same way initially gives me hope! Thank you ♥️
I am starting my first year teaching this year in California, and this is so helpful along with your other videos. Thank you for sharing! I am so excited to implement some of your strategies and advice for the classroom. I am a young teacher and have found your confidence and your success so inspiring! Keep doing your thing!
I love your teaching videos! I'm almost at the end of my first year of teaching in Detroit, and I wish I had known all of these things going in, lol. Thank you so much for the helpful advice, especially about saving the work you've created!
@R N , don't go in w the saviour tactic. People can read through it quick. If you're concerned about dangers, you shouldn't teach. A lot of the school shootings occur in places that don't have the same 'danger' elements as urban centers.
I don’t know how I found myself here lol but I wish all my teachers were like this you seem like you actually care about a students well being and academic achievement
Thanks for giving me a glimpse of teaching next year! I appreciate your honesty and your experience, you're awesome!
Thank you for mentioning perception and acting! I have to deal with this on a daily basis. I notice that my perception is more negative when I'm tired, so getting plenty of sleep is key for me!
Your an amazing teacher ! Wish there was more teachers like you. You seem very passionate and enjoy what you do.
I'm really glad I am now an independent ESL teacher online and tutor. I have so much freedom and I am not pressured by the county. It's a big change from an actual classroom to the online world, but I now have more peace. I taught at a charter school for about four years and it consumed me, physically and emotionally. You are so right about perception, you need to constantly check your mind. This is the FIRST video I have ever seen that is completely honest. I cried a lot, but I also had a lot of joy too. It's a rollercoaster and a learning process, especially of your own character.
what do you recommend for getting into tutoring?
This is an amazing video! Time is the most valuable commodity we have. Great to see someone hitting that fact first thing in a video. I have made it my mission to only share those things I wish I knew before I started teaching. Keep up the awesome work, and thank you.
This helped me so much! I just started out as an english teacher and even though I love the job it's so challenging and many people act like it doesn't matter! It's really nice to listen to somebody that cares and that is so thoughtful about this. Thanks!
I barely ever write comments but, Thank you for making this video. It is the best video I have watched in a LONG time and so very helpful. I'm a middle school teacher in my 2nd year and I already feel so burnt out. Your advice has helped me feel SO MUCH better after a tough week, being able to relate to everything you said, especially "teachers have to be actors". THANK YOU!!
I’m a new teacher this really helped me a lot. I was feeling a little bit overwhelmed but I’m better now thank you 💛
Thank you for all you do! Teaching takes a BIG heart and sacrifice! I’ve been teaching as an assistant for 3.5 years & decided to pursue something else due to the package it comes with. Kudos to the lifelong teachers 🥰
THANK U FOR THIS!! i loved your video, i’m a teacher to be (currently on my first year) and i know this video will help in the future!
I had no idea how hard teaching was until I saw this video. Thank you.
As a teacher, I agree with everything you said. I really wish someone told me how much work and effort it takes to get through a day of planning and teaching - not to mention the kids and the parents.
Omg as an art education major I'm so happy I found your channel! Thank you for all the advice!
Thank you for this. I wish more people saw and understood what a demanding occupation being a good teacher is.
And 5* for backing up all of your work on a flash drive or any other alternative storage - this will definitely save you time and nerves!
im a highschool student but this gave me a better understanding of what my teachers go through!!
Have you ever lost a student (Death or something tragic) ? We’ve lost 4 kids last year within a 6 month span ( 3 committed suicide and 1 died from a peanut allergy) and I had a class with each of those kids. My teachers didn’t show emotion but I wonder how they really felt.
I am sure that your teachers were very sad, but trying to be strong for the students. As as teacher, that's how I have felt in similar situations.
Thank you so much. It just affirmed everything I am expecting for the year ahead. I'm doing my final year which includes practicals and lecturers coming to evaluate my teaching/ classroom. I'll definitely be coming back to your page for support and tricks.
Love from South Africa
Just found this video. I loved it, everything is so true and relatable. I’m a newly qualified teacher, currently working as a substitute and I have days when I think I’ve probably done a terrible job but actually what you are saying about perspective is so right. You sound like a fantastic teacher and you have made me feel a lot better. Thank you!
Most of these things are so true. Even for me a Preschool teacher. I teach in a day care and have taught for 27 years. I make a little over $11 an hour (even with my Bachelor's Degree), and I work all year (with the exception of a couple weeks vacation). I am not only a teacher, but also a referee, counselor (to parents, also), encourager, plumber, mechanic, nurse (state says we are no longer allowed to send kids home when sick...throwing up, fever, rash, pink eye, lice, etc...). I do assessments 3 times a year, have to speak to and encourage parents when I believe their child needs to be evaluated by trained professionals, and so much more. For me, the hardest thing I have to deal with are parents refuse to get their child help. In all education classes you are told about early intervention. The earlier you get the child help the better. I get really frustrated when parent refuses and there is nothing I can do, my hands are tied. The child, unfortunately, has to wait until they get to "real school" until they can get any kind of help. It's very frustrating, but even more sad for the child....and me. My heart breaks each time this happens. I believe if early intervention is the key, then we as early educators should be allowed to do something for these children. I really do love my job!!! There's no better job in the world......where else can you go to work feeling like crap and someone runs up to you screaming your name, wraps their arms around you,, squeezes you with all this might, looks into your eyes and says, with childlike love and wonder, "I love you!"
PreK teachers are **horribly** underestimated, in my opinion. There is a LOT of prep to getting students ready for Kindergarten, and in my state PreK teachers *have* to be certified and have or be working on a Masters within 5 years (just like all the other grade levels).
You have to be *incredibly* patient and the energy. Oh my gosh... I do elementary, but Kindergarten and PreK would be too much for me. Y'all need more love. ❤❤❤
Honey, it takes an hour per subject for 1 day SMH. Thank you for this video, teaching is 3 jobs in one; Content Creator, CEO/Administrator, Teacher. Also yes, Teacher burnout is real. I came in a year ago with the intention of 10 years and done.
I just started teaching in NY and although it’s a K-5 school most of these points are still very relatable. We’re in it together! Thanks for sharing this!
This video is amazing, I'm a student-teacher at the moment, and it's great to have an example to show my friends younger than me the really that you told in here
You are so beautiful. 🙂 Thanks for an informative video. My husband is a teacher and this helps me understand.
Thank you Maya and I am so glad this was helpful!!
I love this video. For many years I thought I wanted to be a teacher. This is really helping me understand it from a point of view of first hand. I think I want to do school counseling
I would recommend that over classroom teaching. No papers to correct. Minimal lesson planning.
I am in college to become a teacher in about one year & I'm so nervous but so excited! These little tips seem like they will be super helpful in my future, thanks for the video!
There is SO much good advice here! Excellent job. I hope lots and lots of preservice teachers watch this video.
I love these teacher related videos. They have been so helpful this past week.
Yaay I am so happy you found them helpful! Thank you for watching and supporting!
Thank you! I loved this video. I have type 1 diabetes and next year will be my first year teaching. I'm so scared about eating and using the bathroom haha but I will have a para in my room.
as a student this video really made me realize how much effort and work teachers put into their profession! i think as students we forgot to appreciate our teachers and everything they do for us! thank you so much for making this video :)
Great video! I’m a high school English teacher in Atlanta. I student taught in NYC and man...it takes a SPECIAL person to teach high school in New York. You gave great advice and I can SO relate to what you said. ❤️
I think teachers fail to realize students are actors too, we deal with all sorts of things in our personal lives, as well as the stress of work, and peers. But as we enter the classroom we have to put on an act - act like everything is fine. The same teachers cry, we cry too --
I think the mental health of students shouldn't be so overlooked, especially in this day and age, because adults always think "you're so young, you can't be that stressed" oH please - age doesn't contribute to your struggles or experiences. Just a thought
Great point! Thank you for sharing that
Talk to your teachers, be friends, tell them what's going on in your life, I think most will be there for you and try to understand what you're going through and to help the best they can.
ittzdavonnii but the thing is a lot of teachers do realize that , and are open for you to talk to them if you aren’t rude about it. A lot of teachers are willing to help but a lot of students aren’t willing to allow them to. I’m a recent HS grad trying to become a teacher so I know how both sides feel.
Wow, you are so right! 🤗
...They may have taught for so long they have forgotten what it is like, however, I am almost certain they are aware of this as they had to be students for a long time before they became teachers...
So basically what you’re trying to tell us is that we need to save enough money for therapy during our first year as teachers???....
Haha! That would be wise!
Lololol!
Gosh so true. I'm on day 2 of teaching ESL and your 1st point is the biggest thing I've realized! Planning takes SO. MUCH. TIME.
This video was sooo helpful🙌🏾 thanks for being so transparent ♥️
I'm a Teacher (Primary, in UK ) 20 years later, aged 50 this year and believe me everything you say is spot on and you come across as a Teacher who could deal with anything in the coming years, whether you want to or not, is a personal choice, a vocation versus a profession. I speak as someone also who does not have their own family ( this is important to mention because work life balance is tricky and noone should sacrifice their own family life for teaching) and even on a supply/substitute basis it still takes up most of your life if you let it! Definately an underrated ( by the public) profession but ultimately it can be extremely rewarding as a craft x
Quitting education was the best decision I’ve ever made! Angels that’s what teachers are! I couldn’t do 14 hour days making minimum wage when equal to hours. The administrative side is the worst!
A year later you manage to touch my heart and hit some great points. I'm final year Primary Education Teacher ready yet scared at the same time. But I trust that all will be okay. Thanks for Sharing!!❤
Just coming across this video this is my first and I must say this was very insightful! I’m currently a substitute with a degree who’s looking to becoming a teacher soon! Very helpful tips thank you!
I wish I would have known how much I would love teaching before I started!!
Yes!!! And about the bathroom thing... unexpectedly getting your period in the middle of class is a nightmare because there's nothing you can do about it.
You need to plan ahead and already be wearing a pad/tampon before it happens. (Word to the wise.)
i mean you could just say excuse me and leave, that's what my teachers do. i feel like it's not that serious. i'm in high school and kids my age are mature enough to be unsupervised for 3 minutes while the teacher runs to the restroom. but yes lower levels i could see how inconvenient it would be.
@@eden1075 True, but we can't do that in elementary.
I'm totally agree with you. I'm a teacher in Mexico and all your point applied to my every day at job. For me, teaching is my passion and I looking forward to teach in a foreign language. Thanks for share your experience!
I really enjoyed this video. I’m currently going through the licensure testing and it’s been more challenging than I initially thought. I hope to receive my master’s degree in middle childhood ed within the next year or so. Thanks for making this video; looking forward to more!
This made me appreciate my teachers more ❤️
This was really interesting to me as a homeschool parent! You said about 15% of what you do is the actual teaching and it helped me realize that when I’m spending a couple hours one on one with my child learning, that is a compact version of what classroom learning would be like. We don’t spend all day, but it’s because what you have to deal with in a classroom is more complex and takes more time! Also relatable is curriculum and how nothing seems perfect unless you customize it yourself!
Thank you for sharing! I've always said that when I have children I would love to homeschool. Im sure it makes a huge difference having the one on one time versus a teacher having to split their time between multiple students at once
God bless you homeschooling moms.
Your kids always come out on top!
Thank you! As a new high school teacher (although veteran elementary teacher) I find so much good info on your channel!
Thank you so much for sharing! I've taught grades 1st-8th at various points of my career. I left the profession this school year, but I want to return! This reminded me of how hard this work is, but it is truly rewarding. You have to ground yourself in the WHY!!!
I’m studying to be a kindergarten and primary school teacher this is so cool and helpful!!
i used to want to be a teacher and i actually dropped out my first semester of college for it 4 years ago. after watching this im glad i did lmao
I appreciate your transparency. These are some great pointers! Ty
Your energy is so firm and beautiful,your tips really helped me ,thank you.
I have so much respect for teachers with all the crap they have to put up with (parents, students, examples from video). They receive almost no respect from pretty much everyone who isn't a teacher (which is why I hate that the government makes decisions for education when they probably haven't even walked into a school as an adult) and their paycheck doesn't even come close to covering the effort and how important their job is.