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Originally Posted by warrrreagl
Cool stats. I am very satisfied with being an educator, and it's more of a calling than a job to me.
Several years ago, Grancey and I were shanghai'd into going over to our neighbor's house one evening and they ambushed us with a friend of theirs who was pitching some goofy pyramid scheme. As convincing as this guy was, I was turned off within the first couple of minutes when he suggested how cool it would be for me to leave my job, follow his lead, and make tons of money effortlessly. I couldn't get past the part about never being a teacher again. I couldn't face that.
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There is something terribly addicting about helping other people learn. There is definitely a selfish satisfaction aspect to being a teacher, I admit.
Currently I work as a nanny with an aim to being a teacher. My role as nanny generally would fall more towards the old-fashioned governess type than a simple babysitter. We do science experiments, we work on penmanship and reading comprehension, and we can count to 10 in four languages (among other things). We also occasionally run through the sprinkler, but that's just good old-fashioned fun. So far, some of the most satisfying moments have been when I've received compliments from the parents I work for regarding their daughter's expanding vocabulary (she knows the difference between an entomologist and an etymologist).
Come September I'll start substitute teaching, and while I'm a bit nervous about it, I'm quite sure it will end up being a whole lot of fun too.