<p>I've been thinking about majoring in business education and I feel that I would enjoy it but, I don't know a thing about what it is like to be a teacher. </p>
<p>Can anyone share some insight?</p>
<p>I've asked this to a friend of mine, who is a high school teacher, and I can paraphrase what we told me:</p>
<p>It mostly depends on your environment. That'll be important if you really care about things like pay and the type of students. He teaches in a border town, so the pay is a bit lower than other places and students tend to be ESL or just a bit behind other high schoolers. There's a great reward in teaching, mainly depending on your personality. Some people love the feeling that they may be getting through the some students. Most days are a struggle, though -- you know how teenagers tend to ignore half of what's said to them. If you're teaching business, however, you MAY have the upper hand in this; since it's usually an elective, you'll primarily get students who WANT to learn about business.</p>
<p>Be prepared for struggles, anger, and loads of paperwork in the name of education. The first year is usually the hardest, but if you're an effective teacher, chances are that you'll do just fine.</p>
<p>Do you know what area you'll end up living in when you start teaching? It helps to hear from someone locally sometimes.</p>
<p>I also want to be a teacher! haha......i guess my answer has to be that you should be able to control high school age students...teenager....you know how we are sometimes...but its defenitely a good profession. Idk if you can do this with Business Ed [but im 70% sure you prolly can] , but I also plan after maybe a several years of HS teaching to ge my masters in Hist and then PhD in Hist ...PhD will allow you to write textbook and teach in a college level...hope i helped!</p>