Teacher+-+Elementary

NC - $41,700 || ||
 * **Category ** || **Explanation ** || **EXTRA REQUIRMENT ** ||
 * Tasks || * Makes Lesson Plans
 * Works With Kids
 * Conferences With Parents ||  ||
 * Tools & Technology || * Computer, for communicating with parents/other staff
 * Projector, Board, anything used to teach class
 * Workbooks and Textbooks for students to work out of
 * Calculators || [[image:textbooks.gif width="311" height="255" caption="http://collegexperience.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/textbooks.gif  Examples of textbooks"]] ||
 * Knowledge || * Education Courses in college
 * Classes on the specific subject you're interested in teaching
 * Psychology classes since you will be working with people all the time ||  ||
 * Skills / Abilities || * Instructing others
 * Disciplining the students
 * Speaking in front of large groups of people
 * Working well with otheres ||  ||
 * Work Context || Teachers will either be working at school, at workshops, or doing work at home. || media type="googlemap" key="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Elementary+Schools+in+Wilmington,+NC&aq=0&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=33.626896,56.337891&ie=UTF8&hq=Elementary+Schools&hnear=Wilmington,+New+Hanover,+North+Carolina&ll=34.227445,-77.926098&spn=0.05146,0.044669&output=embed" width="425" height="350" ||
 * Education || Just your bachelor's degree. Any types of clubs that are relevant would help, ex. Future Teacheres of America Club. ||  ||
 * Related Occupations || Other jobs in schools, such as a principal or counselour. ||  ||
 * Wages & Employment || National - $50,510
 * Additional Information || I think something that a lot of people don't think about when it comes to teaching is that you can really change someone's life if you go into it with the right attitude and you really care. Teaching has always been interesting to me. Rather than helping people like say a doctor would, you help people to become those types of things. ||  ||

Reflection:

I believe that this career is something that I could be good at. I like being organized which is a huge part of this job and I like to help people. I want to have that feeling at the end of my day that says I know that I helped someone today. I believe that that’s one thing you have to remember through it all, is the passion to simply help others. I also just love the atmosphere and the relationships between the teachers, it almost feels like a home. School is a huge part of everyone’s childhood and to work there and to have students from years before come back, I think that’s what would keep me loving this job and also make me good at it.

I think that people think that anyone can be a teacher as long as they get the right education. What they don’t realize is that there are many traits that are needed to be a successful teacher. Teachers needed to be very well-rounded. They need to be nice and understanding but also able to discipline students when it’s needed. They need to be organized and they need to be willing to commit their time to their job. They will have to be able to complete some of their work at home. They need to be able to handle the emotional parts of the job as well. Sometimes you're not going to want to be there anymore and just want to leave and go home, but you have to stay. You need to be good at working with people every single day, which means being patient and understanding. Again, just a very well rounded person.