<p>Many teachers say that they are poorly paid, but others say that they have great benefits like health insurance and of course summer vacation. </p>
<p>What are the other advantages/disadvantages of teaching?</p>
<p>As a public school teacher, once you get tenure automatically after a couple of years, you have a guaranteed job for life no matter how poorly you perform.<br>
<a href=“One year on the job, 13 years in rubber room earns perv teacher $1M”>http://nypost.com/2013/01/27/one-year-on-the-job-13-years-in-rubber-room-earns-perv-teacher-1m/</a></p>
<p>I think teachers get like 15% off at J Crew B-) </p>
The best benefit is the job itself.
Anyone who goes into teaching for the summers or anything similar is in for a LONG 10 months per year! Tenure has its good and bad points… lots of both.
Teaching is unlike any other job. Every day, every period, is totally different from the one before and the one to follow. I get to deal with some amazing teenagers every day, along with some who simply haven’t found their own “amazing” yet. It’s a wonderful thing, seeing these kids grow into the adults they’ll be and knowing I’m a part of it.
Each fall, as I begin a new school year, I can reinvent any parts of my professional persona. Not too many other jobs come with a fresh start every year.
It is absolutely the right job for me, and has been for more than a quarter century. But go into it because you want to teach, not because of job security or a 15% discount.