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my friend doesn't think I can do it?
My (good) friend doesn't think I will be a good teacher. Its want I really want to do, but what she has said has knocked my confidence. She said I'm too shy and I don't have a great bond with children. I'm doing as much studying as possible and will soon be volunteering in a school to gain experience with children (as I don't have any experience yet). I love the thought of becoming a teacher and helping children learn, but now I'm doubting my abilities as my friend is right about me being shy I'm worried she's right that I won't make a good teacher. What should I do?
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I think you will make an excellent teacher. Being shy has nothing to do with how you will relate to children. Being shy has more to do with how you relate to peers, people your age and older. Because of this you will work harder to be a great teacher, to show those who supervise you what you are capable of.
How do I know this. I to am shy or introverted as they say. Yet I was an excellent sales Manager. Those two really don't make for a good fit. I was able to excel and be a leader in sales and sales management because I had to work harder to prove not only to others but to myself I could do this and I did. I believe you want to teach and you will work hard to prove yourself every day not only to your supervisors but to yourself. This will be a great benefit to the children you teach.
If teaching is what you want then go for it or anything else you want to do. Introverts generally excel at what they truly want for they know they and need to prove themselves every day mainly to themselves.
My motto was and has been; "The only person I need to be better than today, is the person I was yesterday." That motto stood me well in my career. You may adopt it for yourself if you like.
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Dude, be a teacher if you want to. If you don't have much experience with kids, she doesn't know you aren't good with them. Besides it's not set in stone even if you did have trouble with that you could work on it, but she doesn't know and isn't helping you by doing nothing but shakin ur confidence.
Anyway seems to me the bad teachers are the ones who don't like their job. The ones who are grouches. You want to be a teacher? You'll probably do well at it because of that. If she's a weirdo enough to say that stuff to you the things she says in that situation don't seem credible.
I heard that a lot of teachers are nervous about being in front of a class at first, but get used to it.
Do it, man! (if ya want. and according to this you do.)
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Don't lose faith in your abilities. Being shy doesn't make you a good or bad teacher. Being a social butterfly doesn't mean you will be a good teacher or bad teacher. When it comes to working with kids only experience will tell. Some people have niche for certain things and it comes easier for others. I work as a nurse and with kids daily as I work in a children's hospital. Just like parenting things come over time. I have always worked well with kids better than adults. When I first told others I was going to specialize in pediatrics my friends thought I was crazy, but what if I had listened to them. Of course it made me think that hey, am I doing the right thing, but my passion to help others and because I think working with kid is more fun and especially challenging I chose this path. Being in the field (clinic) is totally different than reading books. Sure you get the knowledge from books, but you have to apply these things in real life. Working with kids takes a special person. Women have a more natural motherly sense that I as a man do not have. But in time you learn things and adapt. Each child is different, just like each adult is different. All you need to do is learn to break through the social anxiety. I used to be very shy as well, but working with kids, you can't help learn from them and get over that social anxiety quickly. Kids will do the craziest of things. It takes patience, understanding, and compassion. Don't give up on your dreams. I'm sure your friend must be really close to you and know you. It's funny, because I have seen other people that look completely scary, like big football players that could be a bodygaurd or work for the mafia come in a act like little kids with their children. They are the type of people you would want to avoid in a dark alley at night and etc, but once you talk to them or get to know them they are to nicest and coolest people. Your friend should be supporting you with your goals. Your friend needs to keep her comments to herself, even if she was just joking and not judge a book by its cover or assume she knows everything. The best thing you can do is volunteer and get a feeling for working with kids. Only you can answer your own question if it is something you are truly passionate about and what to follow.
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