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The Fears Of An Education Major

Here are some fears that I am having going through college as an Education Major.

Monica Muriel
Nov 28, 2016
Eastern Connecticut State University
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The Fears Of An Education Major
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We hear it all the time, the same old thing, "Why are you going to school to be a teacher? There are no jobs in that field right now." or "You're never going to get a job as a teacher, and even if you do those jobs don't pay well at all." I am completely aware of these things that people constantly tell me and yeah, they scare the crap out of me. Yes, I know that the education field is tough to get into right now (especially elementary ed) but I really couldn't picture myself doing anything else and that's why i'm doing it.

Another huge fear that I have becoming a teacher is what if I really don't like it? We can babysit and observe teachers and classrooms all we want but we will never truly know how we feel until we actually student teach. This is scary because what if I am doing this for nothing? Putting myself through hell, going through all of college to double major and become a teacher and I turn out to hate it. Coming out of college owing thousands and thousands of dollars in student loans. That would be an absolute nightmare but I guess that I just have to trust my gut and do what feels right.

Going through college as an education major is tough. I am working my butt off right now and I am stressed out almost 100% of the time. Not only is it a lot of hard work but it is really frightening to hear all of the stories about people not getting jobs and not making any good money. But still, we pursue to be future teachers. It sometimes makes me wonder, What if i'm doing this all for nothing and I don't find a job. The thought of that makes me cringe. Another thing that makes me cringe is sitting in a cubicle all day long doing paper work. Jobs like that are not for me and I would rather risk doing something I love for the rest of my life than to have a job that I hate.

To all of the future teachers out there, you should know that you are not alone! Others like me are having these fears and I believe that it is completely normal. We should just work hard and have faith that things will turn out the way that they are meant to be.



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