Just ideas

[onlyobsess]

A journey is like marriage. The certain way to be wrong is to think you control it.
John SteinbeckI think I was a junior in highschool the first time I thought about teaching. “You could be Ms. Koroski, the english teacher,” Beth suggested. “The kids would fear you.” It was intended as a joke, but it hovered there, a joking idea, but an idea

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[black_phoenix07]

A lot of these questions were ones that my brother had. Did he want to teach or go into research or something. He was lucky enough to land a job at the math lab and has gotten some teaching exposure. He's even subbed a few classes so far. Having a job before you get a teaching certificate is a really good idea and I know he's enjoyed it.

[_pseudofriends]

I really, really admire how you acknowledge exploration. With all the pressure on having to find something to do, it tends to be overlooked.

[petitchatsatin]

Maybe all of my predictions will start coming true now...

But seriously, I think that if you end up wanting to do it, you'll be a fantastic teacher. (You can totally carry on in the crazy tradition of the history teachers of ETHS.) Luckily, there are a lot of programs where you can explore it without making a scary-intense commitment until you know it's right for you.

[ccarlet]

I think it's great that you're giving yourself time to think- although, for what it's worth, I was reading this and thinking "Dang! I wish I had APUSH as-taught-by Ms. Koroski!" ;]
Don't worry about the 'blank stare' class. With classes like that, it's the (lack of) chemistry between the kids themselves- for whatever reason, they don't want to share and participate around each other.
(...um, from my high school senior perspective...)