Lesson 9: Is Teaching for Me?

I have come to learn that becoming a teacher is pretty difficult.  There are 20-30 different students that all have different levels and abilities that you need to take into factor and some of the students you would like to go further and others you need to hold back on and help them catch up with the rest of the class. I feel like being a teacher is like spinning multiple plates on balancing sticks at once. I have wanted to be a teacher for years and have done it in my parents classrooms and this semester has just invigorated me to becoming a teacher as well and I am really excited to enter the teaching world. I would say Ive already done volunteer work in the classroom before this class so I wouldnt attribute my decision to this class, but just the service placement has helped in general and I encourage all students to try it before they decide to move forward. I guess my next steps are starting the major next semester and I will be volunteering in the classroom for three weeks I believe, so I will continue my hours in the classroom until I graduate I believe.