Need help just with life really...

findingmyownway

To, me teaching sounds like an excellent plan for your future.

You already have degree + master and so would only need 1 year of PGCE to be fully qualified. Its a hard year (well sept-jun = 10months) but if you could manage it you'd be set up for a long time.

People often have a negative opinion of teaching as a career but there are some serious benifits which have to be thought about - esp someone in your position. Office hours and school holidays off are invaluable to a single mum.

Jo_R_2

Yes you are right, it would be great as as a single mum, hours and holidays. It was something I had thought about a couple of years ago, so far as getting the prospectus from my local university, but I couldn't decide if it was for me. However having the qualification and some experience will open doors to a lot of other careers I have been interested in but which aren't directly 'teaching' as such, and which have flexible hours also. So am going to get a prospectus for the upcoming year.

lab-lover

Good luck.!! xxx

poe.tuesday

Jo_R wrote: »

Yes you are right, it would be great as as a single mum, hours and holidays. It was something I had thought about a couple of years ago, so far as getting the prospectus from my local university, but I couldn't decide if it was for me. However having the qualification and some experience will open doors to a lot of other careers I have been interested in but which aren't directly 'teaching' as such, and which have flexible hours also. So am going to get a prospectus for the upcoming year.

good, I think that being a teacher or working in a school will work well for your life work balance. My partner works in a school, short days, longs holidays and always there for the children, which for us it the most important thing

carbonel

Just checking back in to see how you are feeling today - glad you are sounding so positive!:T
Good luck with all your plans, you will get there and today's bad times will be tomorrow's memories.
Just as an aside, I have read a few other threads posted by people who have been/are feeling low and it is surprising how many of us have bad days/weeks. One thing is certain - however bad you are feeling you are not the only one, there are lots of peeps out there having their own bad times. The other certainty is that there are loads of peeps on MSE who will support those who are feeling down.........what a lovely bunch you all are and long may it continue!:A
So hugs to all of you who are feeling down, and hugs to all of you who are supporting them. :beer:

narnia2000

I have a degree and started my job as a lab technician to see whether I would like to teach....found that the answer was not for me, but still enjoy the holidays etc without the hassle, there are loads of jobs in education, not just teaching.

Dumyat

not that I want to put the dampers on your dreams but nurse/midwifery training is very difficult to fit in with family life. you would have to work shifts/weekends etc when you are on placement. most struggle on the bursary and have to work a second job while they study. at least with teaching you would have set hours (9-4) and weekends off.

Oldernotwiser

I think that all of those who think that teaching fits in well with a young family have no idea what the job entails. You don't finish when the children do and there's a great deal of marking and preparation to be done at home. Although the holiday situation is better than in a job with 25 days leave, you're not totally free for all that time either. If the OP had wanted to be a teacher presumably she would have gone into it by now; it's not a job that you can do just because it's convenient (which it's not!).

Justie

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I think that all of those who think that teaching fits in well with a young family have no idea what the job entails. You don't finish when the children do and there's a great deal of marking and preparation to be done at home. Although the holiday situation is better than in a job with 25 days leave, you're not totally free for all that time either. If the OP had wanted to be a teacher presumably she would have gone into it by now; it's not a job that you can do just because it's convenient (which it's not!).

I'd agree in general - if you're teaching FT then it's hard work and long hours but if you're somewhere where there's a lot of supply work available it can pay well and be very flexible. And it is possible to fit teaching round a family, it just means doing a lot of work in the evenings when you're at home.

poe.tuesday

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

I think that all of those who think that teaching fits in well with a young family have no idea what the job entails. You don't finish when the children do and there's a great deal of marking and preparation to be done at home. Although the holiday situation is better than in a job with 25 days leave, you're not totally free for all that time either. If the OP had wanted to be a teacher presumably she would have gone into it by now; it's not a job that you can do just because it's convenient (which it's not!).

Hum ... think my partner would disagree with you there and we have a young family, teaching is ideal for our family, he takes the children to school, picks them up and is with them when they are not in school - as for the work he has to do at home - it all gets done not problem, just the same as if he was to have to do housework - it's all work that takes you away from your children but at least your children are at home and you are there for them - maybe because he works in a primary school the work load is low but also he gets a day out of teaching each week to do all that marking and prep - he does not do that much at home