Preservice Teacher Dilemmas

Teaching is a hard enough profession as it is and preservice teachers do not have it any easier. Preservice teachers know very well they are now expected to become less dependent on their teacher mentors for support and advice as they approach the end of their final year in teaching college. It is very daunting to even think about it let alone make a decision.

Many teachers however, do not even begin a second year; they fear they might be stuck in a system or they aren't sure if teaching is a profession that speaks to them. Since many educational systems lack the proper resources to help and nurture a preservice teacher, a preserivce needs to know early before accepting a teaching post, whether to teach full time or not.

But there comes a time when a preservice teacher is stuck in the decision of "should I continue to teach full time? or "should I just finish up with the teaching program and do something else with my life?"

Sure the next year will be much more intense, more responsibilities, probably more classes and lesson plans to prepare and a lot more meetings and grades to figure out. But you will certainly know by then, if teaching is cut out for you. You get a slice of the real life and experience is a valuable thing that you can't get from teaching college.

So, if you are still debating whether to take that teaching job, consider the following: