Teaching....Say Whaaaat?!

YIPEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

So, here it comes, the bombshell which involves me finally having decided what to do with my life...well for now anyway ;)

I am going to do High School Teaching.

Preferably years 10, 11 & 12 for English, History - Ancient & Modern & Religion. 

This is such a big deal, well for me anyway. I have spent the entirety of this year in the unknown of what it is I intended doing come 2013, the only thing I was sure of was that I didn't want to go through another year of Arts without a major, trying out whatever courses struck me as interesting in the hope of finding something I like and may wish to pursue further. Whilst I feel it has been necessary to do this for a year, I am excited to be going into something set that has a stable qualification and jobs prospects at its conclusion.

The more I think about it actually the more I feel I probably would have come to do teaching at some point in the future anyway. I guess I just didn't want to jump straight back into school having just left but I feel by the time I return I will have grown as a person and matured a lot and who is to say I will go straight into teaching at the end of my degree anyway?

There are so many positives I see when I look at it as a career path and the more I think about them the happier I seem to get with the decision I have made...woe is me when it comes to any kind of decision, whether it be choosing an ice cream flavour or a career path. 

a) relatively good pay

b) awesome holidays

c) can do it casual or full time

d) not just confined to the classroom...extra curricular stuff including sporting and social justice opportunities

e) can do it anywhere in the world, city and country

f) good for if one day I would like to settle down and have a family

g) you have the opportunity to impact and change young people's lives for the better...who wouldn't want to do that?

At this current point in time I would really like to go out West and teach once I have graduated, whether that be at a high school or as a governess on a station or what not. Who knows, the opportunities seem to be abundant if you are willing.

I have a long time to ponder and think about this however with only starting the degree from scratch next year. I guess that is the only downside at the moment I have come across that is a bit of a pain. After having been at uni for a year already I am starting afresh next year with the possibility of being at uni for another 5 years. Such a long time. The way I intend one doing it is this...

Bachelor of Arts - 3 years doing three majors with no electives (English, History, Religion)

and then either a Diploma of Education (1 year)

or

a Master of Teaching (2 years) if they change it by the time I get to this stage to the latter option as it is currently only required you do a Diploma. That however is out of my hands. 

Anyway, just thought I'd share because I'm looking forward to it so much, only problem is I have to get through this semesters exams which I don't feel is going to be the most pleasant of experiences but nothing I reckon can ever be worse than the HSC so on we go.

Peace.