[moog]

That's great! Sounds like you are a good teacher. My parents both have dedicated their lives to teaching, too. I'm thinking of entering the family business, so to speak. I want to become a bit more mature before I do so, however.

Who the heck said I was "mature?" You haven't seen some of my posts then:). I teach first grade which has made me even more immature. I too come from a long line of teachers, though I'm the only one in my immediate family. We need more inspirational teachers, and I would love to see more male teachers too like myself. You will see many retire in the next 1-5 years so there will be even fewer.

[mysterio]

I just feel like I'm not quite mature enough yet, kind of a 31 year old goofball in a lot of ways. My parents are perfect teachers, or as close as one could expect to get. 30+ years in and still idealistic. The shoes are just so damned big, I don't know if I could fill them without some growing up. But yeah, I can see that happening sometime soon. I kind of wish I'd have majored in political science instead of biology, though. I would love to teach government. Biology will be cool, though. I've been working in research for years, so I will have relevent experience to back up my knowledge of the fundamentals.

I haven't really decided between elementary, middle school, or high school yet, though.