What would make teaching worthwhile? Challenging?

Question

What would make teachingworthwhile? Challenging

Answer 1

The reward in teaching is seeing the look on a child's face when they FINALLY understand what you have been telling them the last 4 weeks.

The challenge is the 4 weeks leading up to the ah-ha moments!

Answer 2

To make it worthwhile. A really high salary, that's number one.

To make it challenging:  To develop the heart and soul of a child before developing the child's academic mind

Answer 3

I'd say that the children are definitely the most worthwhile aspect of teaching.  Nothing beats the feeling of knowing you have made a positive difference in the life of a child.  When a child asks you a question that tells you he is listening and wants to know more, or doesn't quite understand so please try again...when she gives you that smile that says I find something to love in you, even though most of my life is awful...when their faces light up with that Ah Ha! glow that tells you have turned on the light for them.  There isn't any feeling that compares with those moments.

Challenging?  It can be those same children, when they're not listening, when they don't like you (because even the ones that love you don't always like you!), when you see that blank look that says Are you speaking the same language as me?  But of course, there's ALWAYS the challenge of money.  There's never enough to give the kids the experiences you really want to give.  But a creative teacher will find a way to do it anyway.  And bureaucracy.  Sometimes you KNOW what is best, but it just isn't politically correct, or it doesn't fit in with the administration's plan, or it isn't the most current educational trend.  Oh well.  A good teacher will struggle to find a way to use the current method, current trend, current politically correct philosophy, to benefit the children anyway.

Answer 4

The children make the job a challenge, you as the teacher can make it worthwhile.  What you bring to the table determines the outcome.  If you go in and do nothing you will not achieve anything positive, if you go in and talk to the children, work with them on absolutely anything and give of yourself, you will be the shining star of your classroom, flowers will sprout all around you and you can ride on beams of sunshine.  Otherwise, get ready to count the minutes, no the seconds, until they are picked up!

Answer 5

seeing the look on the face of a child that finally "gets it" is what makes it worthwhile.  the challenge is finding out how to get that look.

Answer 6

For me personally it's the thought that I am making a positive difference to the "future" through the children I teach. Challenges can be getting along with the rest of the teaching team, constant professional development and enormous amounts of energy! All worth it when you see the smile on childrens faces as result of all your and thier hard work.

Answer 7

Worthwhile: you make a diffrence in that child's life

Challenging:  Teching involves change, constant improvement, problem solving, and a lot of patiences.