Teachers have summers and weekends off, they get to work with little kids, and maybe coach a sport. Coaching a variety of age groups in softball and volleyball gave me the opportunity to experience what it would be like working with children. While observing at the Salem Elementary school, I was able to experience more then making lesson plans. I realized that to become a successful teacher you have to put in long hours and that just because the students are gone by three doesn't mean your day is over. There are teachers meetings, parent conferences, extra curricular activities, and many other things that teachers do when the students are not in school.
Teachers also work very hard when the students are in the classroom.
They are also expected to evaluate each students knowledge and understanding of the material taught. Evaluation of students is what will take up most of the teachers time. Being a teacher will be a very challenging and time consuming career, but I believe that it will also be a very rewarding career. In the future I hope that students will learn from me and I am sure I will learn a great deal from them.