Tell me what's good and bad about being a teacher...

[Repeatedlydoingthetwist]

....and how you go about becoming one. Please.

I've been considering a change in career but would like some opinions on the job as I fear I'm looking through rose tinted specs at the moment! And I would also be interested to hear how you all got into it? I graduated 10 years ago with a third in a useless subject so not sure how I'd go about it?

All advice and opinions gratefully received!

Yes, bronya.
I was just thinking that I wish I'd started teaching 10 years earlier, then I'd be done by now. It used to be a wonderful job.

the actual job is great- whatever bad bits there can be really do get lost in all the good (for me, anyway)

the only real downside is when people are negative about teachers, teaching, and our education system- it seems a lot of people hold us beneath contempt. i always think that's weird, they are perfectly happy to give care of their kids to us for 6 hours a day