- The ability to bring joy to others is something that should always inspire joy in the teacher also. One of the first points of the chapter included the idea of intrinsic rewards. This type of reward is achieved by observing the progress in students and possibly even the class as a whole. To imagine a time when a student will grasp a concept that is being explained, is an exciting goal to envision for any classroom.
- Another important piece of this chapter is in the explanation that the possibility of jobs opening up in 2012 is relatively high. To think that almost 700,000 teachers could be coming to a point of retirement in this year is incredibly convenient and almost relieving from the thought of a lack of available teaching jobs.
- An anxiety that comes with teaching is the idea of being unprepared. There is comfort in chapter one in the idea that being comfortable and knowledgeable about understanding the bureaucratic requirements of the particular school will come with time spent in the school. It is a relief to know that teachers are not expected to know everything there is to know about the system the second they walk in the door. Most concepts can be partially understand, and then fully learned with a closer experience.
Ideas that did not bring me joy
- A couple of concepts involved with teaching that could be considered as unjoyful would be the complexities that come with accreditation's and state licensure. The book makes these processes sound frustrating, time consuming, and burdening.
- Another anxiety reinforced by "The Joy of Teaching" is the difficulties that come with the professional standards of teaching and the code of ethics. It is frustrating to feel as though teachers are watched so incredibly close for discrimination and other problems with students.
- An obvious downfall to teaching is the low salary. The book reinforces the idea that the pay involved in teaching can cause financial struggle.
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