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.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1Staying in a comfortable paraprofessional roleDid this help you?
- 2Continuing to rely on artistic output or other jobs like nannying to liveDid this help you?
- 3Applying only in blue states or big citiesDid this help you?
- 4Moving to a more accepting areaDid this help you?
- 5Hiding one's identity and not disclosing it at workDid this help you?
- 6Dressing conservatively, removing piercings, and covering ink for interviewsDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, 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 ↗
“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 ↗