Would you make a good teacher?
Take the quiz to find out! Whether you're curious about a teaching career or just exploring your options, this quiz will give you insight into your potential as an educator. Let's find out if you're ready to shape young minds!
Great teachers...
Care
Students can sense when their teacher genuinely cares. The love great teachers show can make all the difference.
Are Perceptive
Great teachers listen to their students. These teachers notice when their students need their help.
Know Their Students
Great teachers get to know who they teach! They build a trusting relationship with their pupils.
Continue to Learn
Great teachers always improve their practice, and they are willing to learn new things in front of their students.
Advice for New Teachers
“Go into it knowing you are going to be challenged, and when you . . . rise to the occasion you will have so much satisfaction in doing so. Every day I learn something new, and I make sure to implement my new learning into the next lessons. . . . This is the most rewarding job. . . . If you're willing to work hard and are a lifelong learner, you will do FANTASTIC in this occupation.”
Jazzmine Gee – 4th and 5th Grade Math
“Sometimes, as teachers, it’s easy to become discouraged with test scores, behavioral issues, and feeling like there’s not enough time to plan meaningful lessons all of the time, but if you focus on helping students to love learning and to look for the positives you will find them and the other things will fall into place.”
Hadli Gates – 1st Grade
“If you don't feel like you can commit 100% to your students and if you aren't all in, then know this . . . you should probably go find something else to do. Because if you're not all in, then the kids will know, and if they sense even for a moment that you don't care, then they will never learn from you and you will never be able to teach them anything. However, more importantly, they deserve the best, and if you're not committed to giving that then you probably shouldn’t be teaching them.”
David Vick – High School Chemistry/Physics
“Some advice that I would offer to anyone who is considering entering the best profession ever is to be prepared for things to not go exactly as planned. There are so many variables when teaching a classroom filled with 20+ students for 6+ hours a day. It is ok to not get everything checked off your list.”
Brandy Davenport Hensley – Elementary
What is the Best Thing about Teaching?
“I know that I am making a positive impact on my students' education. I get to see students who do not feel like they are "good" at math, and then turn their attitude around because they have had success in my class. I believe all students are able to succeed . . . That really is an amazing thing to watch happen from the highest level of learners to the students who may have a disability. Everyone is able to learn!”
Jazzmine Gee – 4th and 5th Grade Math
“The best aspect of teaching is knowing that you are making a difference in at least one . . . child’s life no matter what the demographics and home life the child has! Helping children love learning is what teaching is all about.”
Hadli Gates – 1st Grade
“The best aspect of teaching for me is to see the difference that I can make in each child's life. I take the time to get to know their interests outside of school, and make sure that they each know that I truly care about them. I can also help to keep my students actively engaged in their learning by planning my lessons around their interests. . . . Seeing them progress throughout the year has been so exciting for me! I love to watch them gain confidence, and I am right by their side to celebrate their successes along the way.”
Brandy Davenport Hensley – Elementary
“There is no substitute for the thrill and exhilaration of standing up in front of a group of students and seeking to form that connection that will hopefully result in lifelong learning. I am literally changing lives and in return these amazing students of mine are changing mine.”
David Vick – High School Chemistry and Physics