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I'm debating whether or not I should take a gap year before starting the teaching course.
This is on the basis that I find a casual job with full time hours. I really wanted to do teaching but everyone around me is saying I shouldn't do it because of behaviour management, taking work home, and that I'm too much of a stresshead. I also have unmanaged ADHD, constantly submitting things late. When I'm a "bad student", I feel like I'll be a bad teacher.
I think I'll try the teaching course and then apply for OT if it doesn't fit.
Could you work as a teacher’s aide for a while to sus out what it’s like to work at a school? (Although you might need a cert to do that - not sure)
This is something I'm looking into!
Always regretted not taking a gap year. If you can manage it, do it. You may discover your life's passion who knows....
Part of me wants to run away and work at a bar somewhere.
Probably meet a hell of a lot of new people that way....open doors etc
Teaching is really something you have to love to do.
You’ll often feel unappreciated and have to put in a lot of hours for meetings and after work meetings.
There’s also communications with parents as well and they aren’t always a nice thing to deal with.
Depending on where you work you may have to deal with dual curriculums and you’ll have even less time to teach.
Then there’s the dreaded report writing.
I think pay may have gotten better and it’s certainly an area where jobs are in demands at the moment.
I would say take a gap year if you're feeling a bit lost/overwhelmed because god knows it becomes much harder to do as you get older. And some of the people you meet/experiences you have may turn out to be pivotal to the rest of your life, even if you end up going in a different direction.