it's just an experience anon. if it's not for you that's okay. this is when you're supposed to try things out.

>>34334105
>it's just that is this what i'll be expecting to be regular treatment if i want to be a teacher?
i would say you could try to win them over somehow, or at least get them to respect you somehow
it's probably not as hard as it seems, the kids aren't probably THAT obnoxious, they're just doing it to be performative in front of other kids
peer pressure makes demons of us all
>all i see are burnt out drones at the school who bitch about students every time they're in the teacher's lounge, and i don't want to end up like that in a couple years.
yeah that ain't worth it

>there's a lot about teaching that i like but so much of it doesn't help with growing pessimism i have about the world i'm in. literacy rates are terrible, attention spans are shit, idk it seems people are getting dumber and that's not just the kids. should i do a potential teaching career, or do i hop off ship? graduating uni soon and am scared about what my life's gonna be
if you have to choose very soon, maybe avoid it
you could find something else i'm sure & you're still young

but maybe you could make teaching work
try not to think of yourself as your picrel, that'll make students continue doing that shit for sure lol
try to entertain them somewhat, without detracting from the work
gotta be like a youtuber or some shit

Keep in mind that 8th graders are your toughest audience. That was just about the worst first day experience you could have had.
Personally I think 3rd grade is the ideal age to try and teach.

>>34334205
it's true, they're really not that bad. even if i've gotten annoyed by them i do remember they are kids, who can be pretty kind to me personally even when acting rowdy.

other teachers have told me that the kids all do really like me so it could amount to a pretty rewarding experience. today was a less interactive lesson so that should've been expected.

idk i'm thinking of teaching at least for a few years then seeing where my life takes me. maybe not forever but i do like what i do most of the time.

>>34334105
>there's a lot about teaching that i like but so much of it doesn't help with growing pessimism i have about the world i'm in. literacy rates are terrible, attention spans are shit, idk it seems people are getting dumber and that's not just the kids.
that should be all the more motivation to become an effective teacher
also, try to treat it as a game each day you go in, where the goal is to get their attention
treat them as NPCs
they may be terrible kids but that's not the point really, just try to hold their attention & treat it as a game each day

if those things both sound impossible, then yeah, it might not be a good career & you might end up like those burnt out people in the teachers lounge

>>34334248
>other teachers have told me that the kids all do really like me so it could amount to a pretty rewarding experience.
ah, that's good, if it's true
there might be a way to get them to focus, at least
>idk i'm thinking of teaching at least for a few years then seeing where my life takes me. maybe not forever but i do like what i do most of the time.
it seems like hard work, so i would definitely give it some further thought
it could be very rewarding though, like you said

>>34334105
Public school? Remember public school teachers are scum, look for something private or in religious schools. If you can't hack that, give up and just become a tradie. If you're considering being a teacher that's the height of what you're mentally equipped for, and you'll make at least twice as much.

>>34334105
Don't you remember being a kid? We ALWAYS gave hell to substitutes and student teachers, even when we were angels with our regular teachers