A Career Profile on . . .
Teachers
by Mrs. Blakely
Career Field
Humanitarian: loves to help people improve their lives.
Personality Type (Dr. Holland)
Social (helper):
Must get along well with others and enjoy being around people.
Values Required
Education.
Hard work. Helping people.
Good morals.
Patriotism.
Duties and Responsibilities
Teach students new information and new skills.
Keep the classroom under control. Plan lessons.
Prepare materials for teaching.
Type assignments, handouts, policies, rules, etc. Keep parents informed of their student’s
progress.
Duties and Responsibilities (continued)
Grade assignments and tests.
Record scores. Take attendance.
Help students before and after school.
Attend faculty meetings. Go to workshops and classes to improve
teaching.
Work Environment
Indoor.
Somewhat air-conditioned. Half sitting; half standing.
Clean and orderly.
Overtime required, but not paid. Fairly safe. Sometimes stressful (if kids are bad).
Working Hours
7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.,
Monday through Friday. 9 months of the year. Extra time sometimes required. All holidays, evenings, and weekends off.
Aptitudes and Abilities Required
Social.
Intelligence. Creative.
Analytical.
Organized.
Education and Training Required
High school diploma.
Bachelor’s degree in a certain subject (4 years). Student teaching.
Teaching license.
Extra classes or college credits
to stay certified.
Data-People-Things Relationship
PEOPLE is the biggest part of my job.
DATA includes keeping attendance, doing
grades, reading subject material, planning lessons.
The main THINGS I use are computers.
Salary
Start at $24,000 per year in Nebo School District. Pay increases 3% most years. Earn more if you continue your education.
Benefits
Better
than any other profession!
Medical insurance.
Good retirement.
Paid sick days, maternity leave,
and personal leave. SUMMER’S OFF!
Career Outlook
There will always be a need for teachers as long
as people keep having kids!
Almost anywhere I move I can get a job. Technology will never take the place of teachers;
it might change teaching, but humans will always be needed.
People I know who are teachers
My sister, Bobbie (Provost Elem. 2nd grade teacher). My Grandpa Wood (Millard High typing teacher). My Aunt Helen (UVSC business teacher) My Aunt Gwen (Fillmore Elem. speech therapist). My Uncle Mike (Delta Middle School English teacher). My Aunt Norma (Fillmore Elem. 1st grade teacher). My sister-in-law, Diane (2nd grade teacher in California).
Famous Teachers
Mr. Holland (Mr. Holland’s Opus).
Miss Beatle (Little House on the Prairie). Mr. Kotter (Welcome Back, Kotter).
Mr. Chips (Goodbye, Mr. Chips)
Madeline Albright (U.S. Secretary of State) Newt Gingrich (U.S. Speaker of the House) Ted Wilson (SLC mayor)
Why I personally like this career
It’s fun to be around lots of people everyday.
I love to help people. I love to see students master a subject.
It is challenging and satisfying.
It is fun to be the “boss” of people. It makes me laugh everyday:
8th graders are the
funniest people in the world!
If I weren’t a teacher, I’d be a . . .
Small business owner,
Secretary, or a Nurse.
A Pitch for Teaching
Teachers make all other jobs possible. To teach is to touch lives. Teachers touch the future. Teachers have class. Those who can, do. Those who can do more, TEACH!
Teaching is the best job in the world!