The Disadvantages Of Becoming A Post-Secondary Teacher

My dream career I set in stone for myself was at a very young age. I was constantly writing humors stories, make believe fairy tales, and a story full of thrilling drama in a journal my aunt gave me for Christmas. College has opened my mind to a new perspective of other future career choices that may suit me better then what I thought. Once I was done taking the Kursory Inventory assessment I learned a lot more about my likes and dislikes towards different career options. My results helped me gain more information about career interests, work values, and self-confidence skills. In the career interest category, my scores were scattered but I did agree with my results. I scored higher in the artistic, social, and enterprising characteristics; …show more content…
The personality strengths that I have for this career is being actively social, patient, understanding, dedicated to helping peers, positive attitude and determined to strive for accomplishment. Some advantages of becoming a post- secondary teacher is the benefits of working with children and positively influencing the lives of students. Other advantages of teaching are the summer-off schedules and the ability to pursue intellectual interests. For example, someone who 's interested in physics may choose to pursue a college teaching career in physics so they can further their own knowledge on the subject. The disadvantages of becoming a post- secondary teacher is often struggling with the challenges of school budget cuts, large classroom sizes, increasingly demanding curriculum requirements and lack of parental involvement. School district financial woes may equate to pay cuts, layoffs and a reduction of job benefits, such as healthcare and retirement, for many teachers. Unfortunately, the job outlook for teachers varies depending on the position. Nevertheless, this shouldn’t discourage teachers to change their passion for another career