[Jamroll]

Originally Posted by Spice

I teach 5 kids para. I know thats not much, but I like to think of myself as a teacher and act cool and stuff..yeah..

and I make them call me Princess Bajee.

Princess Baji, eh? Cute, lol.

Hey, teaching para is one of the most important things you could ever teach a kid. Go you!

Originally Posted by ChotooMotoo

I've been a TA for 3.5 years now. This semester is the worst, because the students clearly don't care about what they are doing. It's hard to be motivated as a teacher when your students are not motivated to learn.

Yeah, I think that's definitely something to be aware of. How do we motivate the students so they are able to let the learning process take place, which will benefit them, and of course achieve satisfaction in your role as a tutor.

Originally Posted by DramaRani

Jamroll, seriously, forget about adult education. You should teach elementary school. The children would worship you! Especially since many don't have a father figure type. The problem is that guys shy away from teaching because of the pay and the issues with sex abuse accusations.

Aww. Lickle babies. Honestly, feefers, I have to admit that at the moment, teaching kids, in a formal context, especially very young kids doesn't really interest me. Maybe when I have a couple of little tikes of my own, inshallah.

I'd consider teaching older kids, sorry, young adults, like 16+, but I'm more excited about teaching adults with practical skills they can apply in a meaningful way.

[ShotgunMessiah]

I'd love to have Prof. Jamroll as my teacher.

My mom's been a kindergarten teacher for like 20 years now and recently moved to adult ed, teaching ESL and ESOL. She knows the difference, I don't. She definitely prefers the adult education because they want to be there and are eager to learn (since it's costing them money I'd hope so).

I think when you teach younger kids, it's great for a while but you get burned out on it eventually. I was an assistant in one of my mom's classes for a few years a while ago, and I'm definitely burned out. Ask me about computers, not kids.

[PhDGirl]

At the University level (in the US), you don't get much formal training before you teach - in fact, it is secondary to research. The first course I taught, I had an old syllabus (which I didn't like, so I changed it) and just winged it. There are seminars and stuff on campus, but tenure decisions are mostly based on research and not teaching, so it's hard to justify spending the time on teaching pre-tenure if you're getting reasonably good teaching reviews. I never served as a TA before teaching either - maybe if I had, that would have been better because I would have had a little bit of practice with the guidance of a professor, but oh well!

[sumiyia]

Originally Posted by PhDGirl

At the University level (in the US), you don't get much formal training before you teach - in fact, it is secondary to research. The first course I taught, I had an old syllabus (which I didn't like, so I changed it) and just winged it. There are seminars and stuff on campus, but tenure decisions are mostly based on research and not teaching, so it's hard to justify spending the time on teaching pre-tenure if you're getting reasonably good teaching reviews. I never served as a TA before teaching either - maybe if I had, that would have been better because I would have had a little bit of practice with the guidance of a professor, but oh well!

what classes do you teach?

you guys are so cool masha'allah

[PhDGirl]

Originally Posted by sumiyia

what classes do you teach?

you guys are so cool masha'allah

It depends on what the department head needs. I'm low (wo)man on the totem pole until I defend so I get the dregs. I wouldn't suggest doing it this way, but it worked out best for me and my husband to live in the same place. But it's mostly information systems stuff: project management, human-computer interaction etc.

[vegetables]

I have a professor (IT guy) who teaches at quite a few schools(touro, NYIT). He said the pay is great for a few hours work esp when they open up locations across the middle east. He mentioned dubai, bahrain, SA. He says its basically a resort, teaching a few hours a day and getting paid 8k for 5 weeks. Not exactly an INSANE amount of money but the location and board they setup you up in are amazing.

[Ameerah]

So Jam, who are you aiming to teach? Adults with no formal qualifications who are looking to gain some sort of qualification for better job prospects or adults who need to brush up on their skills? And are you looking at working in a 'formal' learning environment? Or more training centre-type?

My brother's doing a PGCHE and is aiming to become a lecturer at a university as a second choice career if his first choice one isn't a success. Insha Allah khayr.

You should do something like that too. I can so see you as Professor Jamroll.

I'm getting closer to my own PGCE. Bring it on insha Allah. I'd like to teach kids up to the age of 11. Anything beyond that is asking for trouble.

Originally Posted by Jamroll

Aww. Lickle babies. Honestly, feefers, I have to admit that at the moment, teaching kids, in a formal context, especially very young kids doesn't really interest me. Maybe when I have a couple of little tikes of my own, inshallah.

I absolutely love kids. Really, I do. But working with them has almost completely put me off having my own.

Being a parent in today's society looks so incredibly scary.

[Sapphire]

I wanna teach sciences iA at secondary school
I'm absolutely bloody mental

I'm helping as a student teacher at a college atm, and even the kids there have told me not to teach at secondary school, not because i can't handle it, but bcause they think i'll explode from the stress...oh well sounds like a good challenge to me

[Jamroll]

Originally Posted by Ameerah

So Jam, who are you aiming to teach? Adults with no formal qualifications who are looking to gain some sort of qualification for better job prospects or adults who need to brush up on their skills? And are you looking at working in a 'formal' learning environment? Or more training centre-type?

My brother's doing a PGCHE and is aiming to become a lecturer at a university as a second choice career if his first choice one isn't a success. Insha Allah khayr.

You should do something like that too. I can so see you as Professor Jamroll.

I'm getting closer to my own PGCE. Bring it on insha Allah. I'd like to teach kids up to the age of 11. Anything beyond that is asking for trouble.

Initially I think I'd like to start with some classes in local community colleges - perhaps the place I'm going to do the teaching course in. I'm not sure who my target audience is yet, but it's a good question so thanks for bringing it up - it's important to know who your audience is, and what the objectives of the class will be so you can tailor the course to them, and plan accordingly. I think initially perhaps it will be small business people, maybe sole traders, etc. I'm told bookkeeping courses are very popular, especially with some of the new immigrant communities in London - the interviewer today threw me a bit when he asked me "How's your Polish?" lol.

Also as another possible option, if I gain decent knowledge of a few software packages that are in high demand, then maybe I can look into side-lining in that aswell.

Long term I'd like to go to into corporate training perhaps. Lucrative and fun (I hope).

My initial aim is to go on this 3 month course (which I'm told is fairly intensive) and learn the techniques of how to prepare and plan for a class, class management techniques, etc. After that I imagine knowledge of various subjects can be attained, and those learning techniques can be applied to anything, with a few tweaks here and there.

[sally]

t e a c h i n g

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[Saja]

Asalaam Alaikum,

My major's been undecided so far. The only thing that's been stopping me from being a teacher is the lack of prestige and respect teachers get around here. Everyone's like "oh, you took the easy way out when you could have done more." I actually have SO much respect for teachers. There's a saying that's says something like teaching a child is like writing on stone, or something.

It's more than just thinking kids are cute. I've job shadowed at middle and elementary schools a billion times; I know it can get stressful without proper time managment skills and a ton of patience...but the feeling you get when someone finally "gets it" because you helped them... Worth it.

I prayed istikhara and tomorrow's my meeting with my academic advisor. InshaAllah khair.

[sleepy_eyes]

Im a pre-school teacher. I teach 3/5 year olds....Don't ask

[Laimuun]

Originally Posted by Jamroll

Are you going to teach adults or children? And in what subject, if you don't mind me asking?

I'll be teaching children, certified for all subjects. I've taught all elementary grade levels, from 2 year olds up to fifth grade.. I enjoy working with the older children more (older being 8-12 year olds). I love the babies, but I can't do it full time.

and good luck with everything jamroll. my husband's in the IT field right now, but he eventually wants to get into teaching, either at the high school or junior college level.

[Sha_]

I want to do 16+ pgce in Religious Studies insha'Allah. Not sure if I'll like it but I want to try it. Alhamdulillah, thank goodness I found out about it, rather than going for a secondary ed PGCE. Those kids would eat me alive .

[MossadConspiracy]

i taught for Kaplan and i taught a course on chemistry problem solving in college for a couple of semesters, but i'm not formally trained as a teacher

my mom and sister are teachers