Have you ever considered becoming a high school teacher? 5

[curiousmechanical]

Hello Everyone,

Recently, I had a conversation with a teacher friend of mine and he was telling me how desperate high schools are for math and science teachers (nothing new there). I think it would be fairly easy for an engineer to switch careers and become a high school math or science teacher. Not only that, he or she would be bring some valuable real world experience to the classroom as well. I am curious why more engineers don’t make this transition.

Engineering can be very demanding and stressful. Not only that, we get bogged down with many nontechnical and mundane tasks. When you’re having a bad day at the office, summers off is a nice fantasy. Teaching seems like it could be fun, but I think I would miss the action too much. Not to mention, the money isn’t so good. But even then, I’m surprised I don’t hear of many engineers throwing in the towel to become a teacher. With the economy as bad as it is, becoming a teacher could be a stable alternative.

Has anyone ever seriously considered becoming a high school teacher? Do you know anyone who has actually made the switch? If so, were they happy with their decision?

I hope others will find this topic interesting.

Thanks everyone!

 

[FeX32]

My suggestion to the OP is to ditch HS teacher and try to find a job at a community college.
No touchy feely things I presume there.
I also hear they it's easy and pays really well (100K+). One of my friends in grad school first wanted to go the route of PhD then uni. prof. and one day decided not to and went the college teacher route.
Last I talked to him, he never looked back.
Some places the minimum requirement is a B.Eng.




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