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Secondary School Teachers

Experience, Skills, and Personality Traits

One of the best ways to gain experience in the field is to work as a student teacher, which is often a requirement of your education degree program.

Working as a secondary school teacher, you'll need respect for young people and a genuine interest in their success in life. You'll also need patience; adolescence can be a troubling time for children, and these troubles often affect behavior and classroom performance. Because you'll be working with students who are at very impressionable ages, you should serve as a good role model. You should also be well organized, as you'll have to keep track of the work and progress of many students.