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Is it worth becoming an art teacher?

Deciding to become an art teacher brings heavy doubts about whether the heavy responsibilities and external discouragement are worth it. These worries leave aspiring teachers feeling overwhelmed and uncertain about their future in the classroom before they even start.

What people tried

Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.

  1. 1
    Staying in a comfortable paraprofessional role
  2. 2
    Continuing to rely on artistic output or other jobs like nannying to live
  3. 3
    Applying only in blue states or big cities
  4. 4
    Moving to a more accepting area
  5. 5
    Hiding one's identity and not disclosing it at work
  6. 6
    Dressing conservatively, removing piercings, and covering ink for interviews

In their words

Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.

“I’m an artist and have been told many many times I should be an art teacher. Question is, is it worth it?”source ↗

“It just seems like a lot of responsibility to become a teacher.”source ↗

W8ngman98 · r/Teachers · 1 upvotes

“Hi I'm a 30 yr old woman, just now going to school for teaching. I didn't know until recently what i wanted to do but now I'm getting discouraged.”source ↗

“That with everything on the news i might not even get hired. On top of that someone on Facebook said I need to stay away from kids and shouldn't be a teacher. I dont know what to do.”source ↗

PrettyLyddie · r/Teachers · 1 upvotes

Where this came up

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