I am an undergrad right now studying English and I want to get a master’s in English Education. I don’t want to do Elementary School because I can’t deal with younger kids. I’m planning on doing secondary education but can’t decide between high school and middle school. What are the differences between teaching middle school and high school?
The students in middle school are much more energetic and difficult to control, you’re lucky to hold there attention for more than 20 minutes, they continually forget there homework and expect you to let them turn it in late yet they are still able to change and straighten up, given a teacher who is willing to work at it, at times you’ll feel more like a baby sitter than a teacher and will be the bad guy to all whenever you punish one.
High School students are more varied, some very dedicated to there work, some just want to goof off and get out and others are rebellious against the school. There minds are mostly made up so you would have trouble changing a students attitude toward something. High School students are also more likely to quiz you, if one knows something they think you don’t they’ll try to call you out on it and if they do the whole class will remember it.
So basically if you want to teach because you enjoy working with children middle school is the way to go, if you want to teach because you enjoy the subject and want others to learn it well then high school is the route to take.
February 13th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Middle school is much simpler.
In highschool it gets complicated, but much more interesting.
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February 13th, 2010 at 7:11 am
The students in middle school are much more energetic and difficult to control, you’re lucky to hold there attention for more than 20 minutes, they continually forget there homework and expect you to let them turn it in late yet they are still able to change and straighten up, given a teacher who is willing to work at it, at times you’ll feel more like a baby sitter than a teacher and will be the bad guy to all whenever you punish one.
High School students are more varied, some very dedicated to there work, some just want to goof off and get out and others are rebellious against the school. There minds are mostly made up so you would have trouble changing a students attitude toward something. High School students are also more likely to quiz you, if one knows something they think you don’t they’ll try to call you out on it and if they do the whole class will remember it.
So basically if you want to teach because you enjoy working with children middle school is the way to go, if you want to teach because you enjoy the subject and want others to learn it well then high school is the route to take.
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