career ed project

What does an early education teacher teach?

- Teaches either preschool or Kindergarten

- They just teach young children the basics of communication and learning

What does an early education teacher teach?

Working conditions

- Working hours can be long because you need to come in before the students get there and leave after the students leave

- It may be exhausting some days if the kids aren't behaving properly

- It may cause stress because you need to take care of a bunch of little kids all at once

- You need to know how far away your house is from the school so you won't be late driving there

Education and training

- You must have a bachelor's degree

- You should also have some experience with children (babysitting, being a student teacher in a classroom, etc)

Characteristics and skills that I have

I am...

- patient

- active

- good with children

- caring

- selfless

Characteristics and skills

What appeals to me

- I would want to have my job as working with children

- I want to help out the community

- I want a job that requires some work, not something too easy

- I want to be able to teach kids in a way that is easy for them to learn

What appeals to me

General info

- apartment

- Mount Prospect, Illinois

- $975/month

General info

Important features

- It's not that big which is good because I want to live alone

- It has wooden floors which is another reason that I like it, since I don't want a full carpeted floor

Features that are important to me

Why did I choose this living space?

Reasons for my selection

- I knew that I wanted an apartment because I want to live alone, so this one was good

- I liked this specific one because it was a pretty good price for the size of it, and it looked like it was well kept by the previous owners; it didn't look like it was trashy or anything.

Make, model, year, and price

- 2021 Nissan Versa

- Total cost: $15,930

- Monthly cost: $268/month

Make, model, year, and price

Why did I choose this car?

I wanted something that's semi-cheap but also worth the money, so this one was good

Reasons for my selection

How did your choice of career line up with your choice of home/apartment and car? Were you able to afford them?

I was able to afford the house and car with the money that I would make being an early education teacher, so it all lined up

#1

What are the pros and cons for this job?

Pros

- I make enough money to buy the house and car, while having money left over

- It's a job that I would enjoy

- It's a job that helps out the community

#2

Cons

- It takes extra years at college to get the required degree

- It takes a lot of hard work, which isn't always a bad thing, just challenging

- It might be hard to find a school in the area that is looking for a teacher that teaches the preferred age group

If you change your mind on careers, what are other careers that you could do with your degree or experience?

I could either teach a different age group, become an architect, or become a project manager. There are other options but those are only a few.

#3

Which scenario would you pick and why?

A. You have a job you love, but it won't pay enough money to buy the house and car in which you were interested.

B. You have a job that you don't enjoy but it will allow you to buy the house and car you wanted.

#4

I would pick B because I would prefer to be able to pay for my house and car, even if it requires me to not like my job. If I am poor but happy then I'm not really happy because I don't have the money for basic necessities. Some might say that money can't buy happiness, but it definitely can buy extra "wants" that could make me happy.

What have you learned about yourself through this web quest?

I learned that planning out for my future won't be as hard as I had thought it would be so I can be less nervous for when I actually need to do it.

#5

Looking forward to the future, what are some areas you will need to focus on, skills you will need to improve, and changes you will need to make in order to reach your goals? Is there anything you can start doing in high school?

I will need to focus on doing well in the first four years of college so that I can do well in the extra years required to get a bachelor's degree. In high school I can babysit to get used to working with younger kids and having responsibility.

#6