Career Field Of Elementary Education

I am choosing to study the Career Field of Elementary education. (Teaching) I have been interested in teaching for a long time because I have always been around teachers and they talk about the joy of helping children learn and grow in their education. This particular career field interest me because of how I love to learn new things. I believe that everybody needs a good education to be successful, and I would love to help children achieve that education they need. Most importantly I want to find new and creative ways of making learning fun.

The profession of teaching has changed a lot since the starting of this profession. In the start of teaching, prophets and priests were the teachers (usually only) wealthy children. Known as one of the wisest men in the world, Confucius, was also one of the first teachers in the sixth century. Confucius is remembered by his countless quotes of his teachings on kindness, wisdom, trustworthiness, and respect.

“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential . . . these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”-Confucius

From Confucius on the teaching field was predominantly male, and had little to do with women until the eighteenth century. During the early eighteenth century teacher training became popular-but for men mostly. Men were able to study at universities while women, very few, were able to study at teaching academies. It was not until the early twentieth century that teacher were required to become certified before teaching. Before teachers were chosen by local officials based on their moral beliefs and if they could write and read.

Over the past three decades the profession has become diverse, larger, younger, and p...

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...ted, and the patience level is a deal breaker at the moment. During my research I found that a teacher has to do most paper or preparation work outside the classroom hours. And I know this is all true because my mom is an Elementary Teacher and every night she comes home with stacks and stacks of paper to read, grade, and correct. (Not to mention preparing lesson plans and making worksheets.) I’d rather have a job were I can leave all my work at my office and be able to come home and do what I please with my time. As of right now I am thinking about looking into the career of a physical therapist, because a physical therapist is a job that has the qualities of a job I want. For example: I do not have to interact with a lot of people, I can leave my work at my office at the end of the day, and I would be able to choose the specific hours in the day that I work.