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If I became a first or second grade teacher, What kind of lifestyle restrictions would i have?
I have heard of a teacher getting fired because she worked at hooters when she was younger, and a girl not graduating with a license to teach because she had a beer in her hand on her myspace profile.
I mean I'm a good moral person and i love kids, but can't I go out every now and then and have some fun?
and is this different from high school teachers? My cousin's art teacher displays her work at galleries, where they serve wine and she was drinking while her students were there, and noone cared. and she called my cousin a dumbass for not going to her exibit, joking around with him- nobody minded. and i've heard my h.s. teachers cuss occasionally.
Hmm, I'm not a teacher, but H.S. teachers do get it easier than elem. teachers lifestyle wise.
Because, well, my teachers (i'm still in H.S.) do go out to drink every once in a while, talking about it in side conversations, and as a young adult, I understand that. But if you want to teach elementary kids, the going out and partying and drinking should be kept most secret so that you can be a good role model for your students! Hope this helps!
Most likely it will depend on the school, public or private. Teachers drink, live together without being married. You as noted don't bring personal life into the school
>>>>>I have heard of a teacher getting fired because she worked at hooters when she was younger, and a girl not graduating with a license to teach because she had a beer in her hand on her myspace profile.
As Fr_Chuck said, it will depend on what sort of school. Private schools can set their own rules. You would not get fired from a public school simply because you worked at Hooters when you were younger.
Certainly teachers, especially elementary school teachers, are held to a higher standard than the general public. Their behaviour outside of school can be grounds for being spoken to, but unless it was something illegal or considered immoral, they would not get fired for it. Teachers just starting out are in a probationary period, however, and will find it important to be even more aware of how something might be perceived and who might take notice.
Just as an example: You can go out dancing, you can go to a club and have a few drinks......the line gets drawn if someone is arrested for drunk driving, public indecency, etc.. You can be sure, if you are a teacher and such information gets out, the public will be made aware of it! Many areas now even have any discipline action against a teacher as public information.
By the way, I teach third grade..... and love it! If you enjoy working with kids, it is a wonderful profession....
I am an elementary school teacher. First of all, the firing would depend on if you had tenor or not. Before you have tenor, they can really make you life hell, and you really have to keep EVERYTHING on the DL. As a teacher, you're supposed to be a role model for students. Of course if you're of age you can go out and have a few drinks...but remember, don't drink and drive....be responsible....don't get waste...don't let parents see you in that form. I live and work in the same community so I have to be super careful of where I go out at night. Don't let your dreams of being a teacher be crushed by one story you heard. Teaching is by far the most rewarding job there is. Just remember to be a responsible adult when you go out at night and keep your personal life personal, and your work life at work. And always remember...people at work TALK...so dont always trust everyone and tell everyone your personal business...dont learn that one the hard way. Good luck with your teaching career...you're going to LOVE IT!!!!
I am an elementary school teacher. First of all, the firing would depend on if you had tenor or not. Before you have tenor, they can really make you life hell,
I have to wonder about a teacher that doesn't know how to spell tenure. Tenure is VERY important to a teacher and it boggles my mind that a teacher wouldn't know how to spell it correctly.
To the OP.
Teachers sign a contract, many contracts include a morals clause that may restrict what a teacher can do in their private lives. I doubt, however, if having a couple of drinks in a social setting away from your students would have an effect on employment.
ok relx cmputr expert...im stll in bed chillin cuz its smmer vaca...so ill mispll whteva i wnt an youll stll be able to read it cuz thats how the englsh laang works....wow!!!! this is a friggin forum not a prof. docmnt tht i shuld hve to prof read ...relax...stp being the SPELLING POLICE...Thank you....Have a nice day working...I'll enjoy sitting by my pool...
Actually, while this is a forum, and not a professional document, there is a stated policy against typing in chatspeak or other shorthand.
I usually don't comment on spelling, I'm guilty of typos as much as the next person., maybe more. But your mispelling wasn't a typo. And to spell that specific word wrong is very surprising for a teacher. For me personally, a teacher, especially an elementary school teacher should know better than to use chatspeak. Most teacher's I have talked to decry the degradation of the language from chatspeak.
So go ahead and continue to claim to be a teacher, I'm not sure how many will beleive you.
Like I said, I'm not immune to typos. I seem to have a dyslexia with typing several words. For example I almost always type whihc instead of which and believe is another I frequently mistype. There are several others. Why I consistently mistype (not misspell) these certain words I don't know. But that's very different from a total misspelling of the word. If I called the main circuitboard of a computer a fatherboard I would expect people to question my qualifications as a computer expert because motherboard is the correct term. If I referred to the database concept of normalization as regularization people would have a right to question my qualifications as a database expert.
So a teacher that referred to tenure as tenor, is going to have a hard time getting people to believe that they are a teacher.
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