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they will always be related to the economy of one area to another; status, the social position of a
professional teacher has also been improving in recent years by the majority of the public
opinion; power, for teachers this type of extrinsic reward does not deals with economic power
but which the fact that teachers are the greatest influence for the students life; and work
schedule, teachers are not only capable to manage how they would schedule their work with
flexibility but also are not required be on their work sites at all time as opposed to other careers.
On the other hand, the intrinsic rewards of a teacher are for those who experience the internal
psychic or spiritual satisfaction from this profession. Examples of this type of rewards include:
students, this reward goes back to the fact that most teachers are motivated to become teachers
because they enjoy working with young by daily having conversational exchanges and even just
by motivating their students; the significance of a social service contribution, most teachers have
a true satisfaction just by their sense of doing really important for the community; working with
other fellow teachers, the sense of isolation reported by many teachers is changing through this
years since most of them consider their interaction as the most valuable intrinsic reward, not to
mention that the feelings of competition are little compared to other professions; the work itself,
some teachers consider the simply act of doing what they love as the most important intrinsic
reward.
Nonetheless, the decision of becoming a teacher should be an intelligent choice due to the
changing of the traditional one way teaching to a more adaptive education that responds to the
diverse needs and learning regards of each student. From this perspective, future teachers should
consider four sources of experiences to ensure their decision. First, real encounters with actual
school situations that will enable college students the opportunities to feel the various roles of a
teacher within the school, which is usually as part of their collage preparation in teacher
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education. Second, becoming familiar with vicarious experiences through learning achieves from
study of education material and observation such as films, book, television etc. Third, asking for
guidance from more experienced teachers is a wise way to be advised and counsel in this career
choice. Fourth, most importantly is the reflection in the conscious decision of following this
career by analyzing the value of the previous experiences and being sure to always receive the
most of each of those experiences.
Once again in regards of what should be a motivation to become a teacher, this book
describes two cases about different reasons to going for the teaching profession. In case one the
scientist Julia Tucker became teacher by the desire to teach a particular subject matter. From this
stand point a teacher needs to always keep an eye on the student needs and understand the
importance of helping to develop skills, attitudes and specially the love for learning. This type of
teacher should take care of not being overpowering or insistent in their love for the subject.
Furthermore, the teacher should never fall short in any content of the class or overemphasize a
preference for certain topics within the subject. In case two the desire to aid in the renewal of the
society lead the history teacher Fred Harvey to take the Curriculum II class. For this teachers,
their goal must be to prepare their students to become good citizens. However, the definition of a
good citizen should never be consider as docile and obedient but to educate for freedom and
teach the good citizen to do what there are supposed to.
Although, the decision of becoming a teacher or why it is right for you is mostly
personal, it is also wise to consider the opinions about teachers. The public considers that our
educational system is receiving major attention from social critics and politicians. 62% of a
group of persons believes that it is teachers the one who provide the most benefit to the society.
43% considers that teachers are the most influential factor in students learning. Teachers are
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also the most believable professionals when they address social issues and public opinion
according to the National Credibility Index. 32% of the students think that the teachers are the
best contributors of societys well-being. Administrators said that new teachers are motivates and
energetic, and 98% of the superintendents and principals agreed. New teachers are for the most
part called to the work by their vocation. 86% of the new teachers claim that this profession
should only be for those who have the sense of being called for. The majority of them are
confident that they made the right career choice. For teachers that consider themselves in their
right profession for them have the psychic reward of being involved in a crucially important
work for the rest of their life.