Letter to my teacher

Pennylane2011
Fri, 17 May 2013 08:42:07 +0000

Yes, I meant to say it is great to thank a teacher and there’s always a need for great teachers. It’s good that you have discovered an interest and to thank your role model.

What I was speaking to is the personal stress of deciding, and your struggle with pressure to be a doctor or engineer. You don’t have to be either of them if you don’t want to be, and you don’t need to decide one way or another now. I think it’s great that you want to explore teaching, and you can do this without having to stress over a definite decision now because you don’t have to have this kind of stress on you at this moment.

To become an engineer- most students apply directly into an engineering program from high school. If you are certain this is not what you want, then don’t apply. If you aren’t certain, apply to a few of them. Then at the end of your senior year you will have had more time to consider this idea.

To be a science teacher you can major in a science- then get a masters in teaching after an additional 5th year. This way you have a degree in science and can choose from there. If you are certain, you can also major in education. In many colleges you don’t have to declare a major right away. Sometimes it is stressful to choose a major, but by college, some students have more information to help them decide. There are also career counseling centers on campus for information about future careers.

Since you love science- go ahead and continue to explore it and enjoy it. You can also explore teaching by being a volunteer tutor, helping a teacher in the classroom and taking some education courses in college.