A Day in The Life Of…A High School English Teacher

By: Emma Stanley

Facts

Median Pay: $53,230 per year (as of 2010)

Entry level education: Bachelor’s Degree

On the job training required: Teaching internship

Facts

Number of jobs outlook: 1,037,600 jobs Growth rate (2010-2020): 7%, which is

about 71,900 more jobs.

Teacher Duties

Plan lessons Assess students to evaluate their

abilities, strengths, and weaknesses in their writing.

Teach students as an entire class or in small groups (differentiated instruction with scaffolding).

Encourage students to be active learners. Connect with students.

Thoughts on Teacher Duties

Challenging: - Lesson plans… (allotting enough time for specific lessons)- Differentiated instruction (Changing the format of the lesson to best help the students; figuring out what works best)

Easy: - Connecting with students.- Helping students be active learners; engaging them.

Work Environment/Schedule

Environment: Public or private high schools, charter schools, private religious schools.

Schedule: Typical day is from 7 am-4 pm.Morning (7 am): Preplanning hourClasses start (hourly) until 2:30 pm2:30-4 pm: after school planning

How to become a high school English teacher…

Minimum requirement of a Bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education English.

Secondary teaching state License/Certification (which allows you to teach 7-12th grade).

Important Teaching Qualities

Communication skills- collaboration with teachers, talking to students, students’ parents, etc.

Instructional skills- keep students engaged, differentiation, scaffolding

Patience- helping struggling students

Inspiring Quotes

“A teacher affects eternity: he can never tell where his influence stops.” - Henry Adams

“We cannot hold a torch to light another's path without brightening our own.” –Ben Sweetland