Reply #21: MAth science, or SpEd? No problem. ROTC is also a hard-to-fill position. [View All]

Computer science can be more difficult to fill, but larger districts use ECSs (Educational Computing Specialists), which are a good way to get into the system. Las Vegas is still hiring, and while they're laying off support personnel, teachers still have jobs. Secondary teachers are better off than elementary, though.

I can give you a thousand reasons not to be a teacher. It's probably a stupid idea to even consider. Most people are miserable at it. I regret my decision at least once a day. In fact, our teacher drop-out rate is higher than our student drop-out rate. Bad administration, worse parents, low pay, lack of community support, children on loan from Hell, literal nightmares about bureaucracy. It's horrible, and the virtually the only rewards are the ones you give yourself.

That having been said, it's what I was meant to do. I wake up every day thanking a god I don't even believe in for the opportunity to be a teacher. I turned down a six-figure income for this gig and have not had a single regret about it, because I know aht this is what I'm good at and this is what I was meant to do. Everyday I make a difference, and that's a gift that few people share.