Hi, im more of a lurker on Reddit and haven’t posted here so I hope this isn’t breaking any rules.
I’m a freshman in college getting my degree for K-12 art education. I’m about to end my first year. Teaching has always been the career I wanted to pursue, and I always admired my high school teachers and my professors at college. They all seem to love their jobs, but when I come online and look at posts about teaching, so many teachers hate it. I see comments warning college students like myself to switch careers while they have the chance. The most concerning to most also seems to be the pay.
So I’m wondering, is this a skewed perspective? Are there any teachers here who actually love their jobs, and find the money to be manageable? I’ve always wanted to teach, and nothing else really excites me, but I don’t know if I’m looking at it through rose tinted glasses. Based on how badly people talk about the career online, I start wondering if maybe I truly should pursue something else.
So I guess my TLDR question is: Are there any teachers here who genuinely like their job and are willing to talk about their experience?