On making the choice to be a teacher
Would I choose teaching again? 100-percent, yes. Would I do some things differently? Absolutely.
But yes, I love teaching. Like, I’m getting emotional just saying that I love teaching. I love what its purpose is. I love the development and the change you see every year in every single kid that comes through. I love teaching. There’s a lot of things I don’t love, but I love teaching, and I would choose it again and again and again.
I’ve actually been with SPS for two years now. I teach 7th-grade science. I’ve been teaching middle school science for about five years, and I’ve been in education for 13.
Why Annette made the choice to be a teacher
“The reason why I became a teacher is because I know the challenges of being a student who’s misunderstood, troubled and struggling. I had a very difficult childhood, and I always wanted to be the teacher I needed for all of these kids that I encounter. So the best part of my job is that moment when the kids are so invested and excited by what we’re doing, they just dive in head first, and they don’t even realize that they’re learning, but they’re so actively engaged, and they share their thoughts, their ideas, and they’re just the weight of social pressure. Peer pressure is off their shoulders, and they’re just giving everything. That’s my favorite moment.
Challenges of teaching include classroom management, ‘ever-changing’ politics
There are a lot of challenges with the job…