Reflection on the Education panel

Last weeks class where we had a panel of Alums from NU come in and talk about their experience in their first year of teaching was very enlightening.  At times it may have seemed like they didn't like their jobs and certainly they didn't like aspects of it, but on the whole you could really tell the heart of the people as they endeavored to serve their community through teaching.  It was somewhat alarming to hear the things they talked about in terms of the certifications a teacher needs to get after college though not impossible.  It further ingrains in my mind the need for hard work and effort in school to get where you need to be for later life.  Make no mistake, becoming a teacher is going to be hard work and there will be points where we will want to give up, but the rewards the teachers spoke about make it all sound worth it.