It's no secret that teachers have an incredible impact on their students. In fact, indeed.com just ranked teaching as the # 1 most meaningful career! Though teachers give a lot of their time and energy to help their students, there are also many benefits they get in return.
These include:
Greater joy and happiness
Job security
A chance to be creative
Variability day to ay
Flexible work schedules (including summers off :) learn more about that here)
Lifelong learning
Freedom and responsibility (you are in charge of your own class!)
Great retirement and health benefits (read more about those benefits here)
Better life/work balance
High collaboration with colleagues
Opportunities for job growth (learn what you can do with an education degree here)
Development of quality relationships with parents, students, and coworkers
Increasing Salaries (learn more about salary trends here)
The ability to leave a long lasting impact
Though teaching requires a lot of preparation, care, and patience- it's worth it! To learn more about majors and opportunities within the McKay school, set up a meeting with a student ambassador here.
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