When I grow up, I want to be a Teacher: Valorising the Teaching Profession

I never really thought I would end up a teacher – the ridiculous pay, the impossible work load, the pathetic conditions - we’ve all heard about that! And I wasn’t the only one taking education courses in campus just to get the degree. Back then, I thought an education degree was just an easy way to get into an MBA program and a channel to the big bucks. It would open doors…That’s not how it turned out. I got through four years of the education program hardly able to differentiate Vygotsky from Dewey. I had no idea what Socrates and ...