Hello, first of all I love your blog :) 2nd of all, I’m considering on becoming a intermediate teacher. I hear comments saying it’s really stressful, bad pay and always using your own time, dealing with children in a non aggressive way ect. What I’m worried about the most is bad pay and being stressed. Do you have any comments about this ?

You need to do what is best for you.  Yes, it is stressful sometimes, but we need to keep working through challenges; I find it very worthwhile.

I am paid well, so you would have to ask other teachers in your area.

When someone else asked earlier about not being paid well, someone else sent me an explanation, so here it is:

“To the anon that asked about salaries, I’m a first year teacher living on my own this year and while I don’t have the greatest apartment in the world or cable (I currently have 8 TV channels) it is TOTALLY possible to live on your own on a teacher’s salary. It’s all about budgetting and figuring out what’s important to you. I also have a lot of friends who room with another teacher to help cut costs. Best wishes!”

Make your own decision and follow your passion.  Good luck!

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