<p>then I went to my little sister's performance, and at her school, you walk in and you feel like you are in someone's house - everyone works so well with each other, they gather and plan all of these elaborate plans together and everyone coexists so peacefully. Now I am not so naive to think that every school is like this but from what I have seen it is much more evident in elementary schools. I also feel like I am a very creative person and i don't know how well i would be able to express my creativity and desire to make a true difference if i am just teaching one subject.
For example my bio teacher could play the guitar, so he made every lesson a song, I can't do that. However i can create games with linker cubes and teddy bear counters to help a child learn math. I can use centers as a way to incorporate teaching of family and community. I've always changed between these two usually leaning towards Bio but now i am truly torn.</p>
<p>Can you share your thoughts/ experiences with me?</p>
<p>I have know wonderful teachers at all levels, and it seems to me that a teacher can be creative and touch her students no matter the age or subject. It may help for you to gain some classroom experience to see how you really feel. Volunteer to teach a Junior Achievement lesson to elementary students, tutor middle school students, shadow a high school teacher…or any number of other opportunities to engage with students of different ages. Just start somewhere. You can’t really make a good decision by thinking about it. You have to get out there and interact with people.</p>
<p>I know, but at the moment I’m just trying to decide on what major i should go for. I’ll only be a junior next year, but they tell us to look now in case we want early admittance, besides all of that i’m not 16 so i can’t work anywhere with kids yet 
do you have any experience as a teacher?</p>
<p>How about middle school science? In many middle schools, there is a team model so teachers are still in “families” and they will make plans as a family/team. </p>
<p>You could also double major in bio. and elementary ed.</p>
<p>I’m not a teacher, but my sister is an elementary teacher and my daughter wants to be a high school teacher. If I were a teacher, I think that I would love to teach middle school students. To each his own!</p>
<p>My daughter is in college now, but while she was in high school, she did all of those things I mentioned, as well as volunteering with different ages in recreational activities. You could try that, too. Look at your church, your local YMCA, your school district’s summer programs, programs at your library, etc. Your school district may be agreeable to having you shadow a middle school or elementary school teacher on a regular basis. If you are athletic, maybe you can be an assistant coach for your sport. Maybe you could help with a summer camp or bible school, or be a volunteer docent at a museum. </p>
<p>I think that teaching different age groups each presents its own set of challanges and rewards. You just have to find out what group you prefer to work with. Even if you don’t start now, you could certainly research and set up some opportunities for yourself in the future.</p>
<p>Thankyou 
I’ll have to look at the middle and high school. Luckily for me though there’s a daycare center in my school for teachers to bring their kids to and that’s considered a class but thank you :D</p>
<p>Are you taking that childcare class? It would be a great way to see if you like working with young children. I think that lots of people believe that they want to work with young kids (certification is pre-K to 4 in my state, with middle being 5-8 and high school 7-12), but don’t realize how tiring and exasperating is can be. There is never a “get started on your homework” kind of day. With the really little ones, there is probably a lot of “mothering” that is required. Definitely try it out!</p>
<p>From an strictly nonprofessional perspective, this is how I see the pros and cons of each age group:</p>
<p>Pre-K and elementary:
pros - kids usually adore you and are basically good; parents can be helpful partners
cons - kids need constant attention and may have unidentified learning and behavioral problems; parents can be an impediment to education</p>
<p>Middle School
pros - kids can work on their own or cooperatively in groups; still mostly want to please you
cons - hormones; kids can lack focus or succumb to bad influences</p>
<p>High School
pros - students gain responsibility to work independently and follow their goals; kids blossom as young adults while they follow their interests and passions
cons - kids involved in destructive behaviors may disrupt classes; parents may not care</p>
<p>They great thing about teaching is that are so many options. If you love to work with people, it may be the profession for you.</p>
<p>Yeah, i seem to be really good at helping and working with little kids, after really looking at myself i can see that if a H.S kid gave me an attitude we’d have a problem, I guess I was subconsciously thinking I would be like MY bio teacher who never had a problem with anyone but that’s not realistic at all.</p>