Why Consider Teaching as a Career

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Why Consider Teaching as a Career

• Presentation for the
• Future Teachers Program
• California State University Fullerton

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Why Teachers Teach

• What Teachers Say and the Who Say It
• Teaching is work they love to do 96
• They would choose teaching again if starting
  over 80
• Teaching is a lifelong choice 75
• They get a lot of satisfaction out of
  teaching 68
• They fell into teaching by chance 16

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Extrinsic Reasons for Teaching(public, external
attractions of an occupation, such as money,
prestige, and power)

• Salaries 45,000 - 95,000 range benefits and
  improving
• Status positive but sometimes difficult to
  discern
• Power unique power over students
• Work Schedule June, July, and August
• Benefits retirement, health/dental/vision, low
  interest loans
• Job Security tenure after two to three years
• Opportunities for Increased Pay pay scale (
  each year and additional step on pay scale)
• Opportunities for Advancement curriculum
  specialist, department chair, counselor,
  assistant principal, principal, superintendent

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Intrinsic Reasons for Teaching(internal psychic
satisfactions, as personal accomplishment or joy
of work)

• Joy of seeing students learn
• Performing a significant social service
• Fellow teachers/colleagues relationships
• Love of subject (junior and senior high school)
• Work you love to do
• Work gives sense you are respected and
  appreciated
• Time to spend with family
• Potential to affect the lives of others
• Love of subject taught
• Lifelong learning opportunities

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Profession that Provides the Most Benefit to
Society

• Profession Benefit
• Teacher 62
• Physician 17
• Nurse 6
• Business Person 3
• Accountant 1
• Not Sure 2
• Source Recruiting New Teachers, Inc., 1998.

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Teaching is a High Prestige Profession

• Occupations thought be of very great prestige
• Doctor 61
• Teacher 44
• Scientist 53
• Minister 43
• Military Officer 40
• Source Harris Interactive

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Teachers are Sources of Useful Information

• Tutoring and working with children and
  adolescents
• Guidance from those you know, including teachers,
  administrators, counselors, etc.
• Reflection upon your experiences especially this
  course
• Vicarious experiences film, fiction, memoirs
  about teachers

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Activity 1 Ask a Teacher

• Schedule an appointment with a teacher or student
  teacher at your school and ask them the following
  questions. Write the answers in your blue book.
• Why did or are you going into the teaching
  profession?
• What has been the most rewarding experience for
  you in your career thus far.?
• What would you recommend to a high school student
  considering teaching as a career?

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Activity 2 Reflect on Learning

• Review the extrinsic and intrinsic reasons for
  teaching.
• In your blue book, please discuss at least three
  extrinsic reasons and three intrinsic reasons you
  are considering teaching as a career choice.
• Identify two concerns or questions you have about
  the profession. You may wish to discuss these
  with your Future Teacher Advisor.

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Activity 3 Find Out More

• Use the Web resources on the next slide to
  complete the following in your blue book
• Write a one-paragraph summary of the nature of
  teaching as a profession.
• Identify five steps in your plan to become a
  teacher.

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Sources and Additional Information

• Why Teach?
• http//www.recruitingteachers.org/channels/clearin
  ghouse/whyteach/default1.htm
• I love Teaching
• http//www.iloveteaching.com - designed to
  encourage new teachers
• New Teacher.com
• http//www.new-teacher.com -designed to inspire
  those considering teaching).
• Occupational Outlook Handbook Information on
  Teaching
• http//stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm - the site
  offers extensive information on the nature of
  teaching, the employment picture, working
  conditions, and the job outlook
• Career Planning for Teachers
• http//careerplanning.about.com/library/weekly/aa0
  30901d.htm - describes the nature of teaching
• Status of the American Public School Teacher
• http//www.nea.org/edstats/images/status.pdf -
  snapshot of the profession today in a historical
  perspective