What is a day in the life of an Elementary School Teacher like?
February 14th, 2009
Here is Fanny calling:
A few months ago I made a career change and decided to become a teacher. I currently teach an after school program. The thing is, this position isn’t really letting me know what it’s like to be an elementary school teacher in the school board. I have many questions:
1. Besides teaching your specific grade, are you also required to do extracurricular activities with children after school? Such as drama club, etc.?
2. Are you required to do fundraising for your school?
3. Are you required to put on events like school plays, etc.?
4. Must part of your day be in the school library or cafeteria for a school period?
5. Are there enough free periods to grade papers and lesson plan while students are at other class periods like gym, art, computers, etc.?
What I really want to know is, besides your actual classes, what else happens or is expected of you as a teacher throughout the day or year?
Answers from teachers in the school board and who teach elementary will be most helpful.
A few months ago I made a career change and decided to become a teacher. I currently teach an after school program. The thing is, this position isn’t really letting me know what it’s like to be an elementary school teacher in the school board. I have many questions:
1. Besides teaching your specific grade, are you also required to do extracurricular activities with children after school? Such as drama club, etc.?
2. Are you required to do fundraising for your school?
3. Are you required to put on events like school plays, etc.?
4. Must part of your day be in the school library or cafeteria for a school period?
5. Are there enough free periods to grade papers and lesson plan while students are at other class periods like gym, art, computers, etc.?
What I really want to know is, besides your actual classes, what else happens or is expected of you as a teacher throughout the day or year?
Answers from teachers in the school board and who teach elementary will be most helpful.