[Jay31105]

A few years ago I was considering becoming a teacher. I thought it would be really rewarding to help people discover the joys of learning, or at least help them learn. But after attending college, I absolutely would not want to be a teacher. Most of my classmates were there only to 'get' a degree by doing as little mental work as possible, and they had no interest in or mastery of the subjects they spent months supposedly learning - making their degrees more of an attendance/completion record than representative of any knowledge gained. I witnessed the majority of students arriving to class late, leaving early, talking throughout class with friends, answering cell phones during lectures, complaining to professors about homework assignments, not doing reading assignments and then blaming the professor for their confusion during class, and arguing about upcoming tests. I also witnessed many students reporting really good teachers to the heads of the department for 'giving too much work' - even though the work involved only reading and was required in order to fully understand the upcoming lecture. Usually, in a class of about 24 or more students, only four on average would produce quality work, attempt to learn anything and treat the professor with respect. If I were a teacher, I would find that extremely disconcerting. In addition, the students didn't want to learn. They didn't want to put in the effort but still wanted their college degree at the end of the program.

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Name : Jay31105, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, City : New York, State : NY Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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