TEACHING AS A PROFESSION

CASSEY HEMBREE, SEQUOYAH HIGH SCHOOL

WHY I BECAME A TEACHER

• ALWAYS WANTED TO BECOME A TEACHER BUT…

• THANK YOU, MR. GUICE, FOR YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT

• “TO TEACH IS TO TOUCH A LIFE FOREVER” - ANONYMOUS

• TEACHING SINCE 1991: 9TH GRADE ENGLISH, WORLD LITERATURE, AMERICAN LITERATURE, BRITISH LITERATURE, ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE, WORK-BASED LEARNING, TEACHING AS A PROFESSION

• I'M A TEACHER

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• AT LEAST A COLLEGE DEGREE (4 YEARS)-SOME POSITIONS REQUIRE A MASTERS, SPECIALIST, DOCTORATE

• MAJOR DEPENDS ON SUBJECT/GRADE LEVEL TAUGHT

• I HAVE A B.A. IN ENGLISH, B.S. IN SECONDARY EDUCATION, AND M.ED. IN GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

FRINGE BENEFITS

• INSURANCE: HEALTH, DENTAL, VISION, LIFE

• TEACHER’S RETIREMENT SYSTEM

• VACATION-BREAKS AND SUMMERS OFF

• HOURS –NORMALLY

• RELATIONSHIPS

WHAT DOES A TEACHER MAKE?

• WHAT DOES A TEACHER MAKE?

• THE STARTING SALARY FOR A NEW TEACHER IN GEORGIA IS $33,673

MY PERSONAL TEACHING PHILOSOPHY AND WHAT OTHER TEACHERS HAVE TO SAY…

• TEACHING AS A PROFESSION

Q AND A TIME: TICKET OUT THE DOOR• QUESTIONS AND ANSWER TIME

• RECALL IN YOUR MIND THAT ONE SPECIAL TEACHER WHO HAS TOUCHED YOUR LIFE

• TICKET OUT THE DOOR: GIVE ONE WONDERFUL ADJECTIVE THAT DESCRIBES YOUR SPECIAL TEACHER

• EXAMPLE: “ENCOURAGING”

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION

• THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TODAY.

• COME BY AND VISIT ME ON THE SHS CAMPUS NEXT YEAR!

• CASSEY HEMBREE, ROOM 2229

• GO CHIEFS!