Hi,
First off, thank you for your blunt and honest reply, like most people I’ve met I suppose you could say I’ve never been very sure about what I wanted to do, I’ve always tried to make the most logical and sensible decisions for myself and my future art in itself is a competitive field and you’re doubted and doubtful of yourself on your ability to get a job right from the start.
I may be entirely wrong in my decision to become an art teacher, I might fold under the pressure of the PGCE or I might hate teaching all together those are certainly possibilities, ones I’ve been dreading becoming true in the back of my mind for over a year.
To answer your questions, I do like children and I feel as though I have a good, calm head and that I won’t lose my mind over annoying or disruptive teenagers.
I love my subject, I create art, view art and pursue my interest in historical and contemporary art frequently, I enjoy talking about the subject at length and I have been fortunate enough to have a really helpful teaching coach assigned to me to help me with my personal statements and we have talked at length about my expectations vs the reality of the job and I won’t lie, her strong confidence in me and her hugely positive reaction to my reasoning for teaching and my expectations etc are very encouraging (for what it’s worth).
My social life is virtually nonexistent for the most part, I’m very much a stay at home type of guy. I might go out with friends maybe once a month or so at most, after talking to my friends who are following the teaching route they have made it clear that the To-do list never ends and that sometimes you won’t get everything done. My concerns were mostly that I’d find myself without a minute to myself which is sounding like a strong possibility unless I stay on top of things.
Like you say it is down to the individual and I fully agree, I don’t think there is any way of truly knowing if teaching is for me until I get stuck in and get some proper experience in the field, I truly hope that teaching is for me, I will give it my best effort and that’s all I can do in the end.
Thank you again for your reply, all the best with your teaching