Is it normal that i am great at teaching but that i don't want to be a teacher?
I have been tutoring people since I was in highschool. I used to do only because I wanted to get extracurricular credits and a little money.
Now I just finished college. I kept tutoring and leading study groups during all that time. I recently discovered that I am actually quite good at teaching. People improve a lot with me, and even hopeless students got to get relatively good grades after studying with me.
I don't like the career that I chose so I kind of want to search for a new path. Many people told me that I should teach... and I really like teaching people, it makes me very happy... but I just don't want to work as a teacher.
I don't know... it just seems as the most miserable job ever. I don't mind that much about the low salary... I am more concerned about having troublesome or uninterested students. A friend (who has been teaching for years) have told me that one should just accept the fact that some students will definitely fail at learning in your class. And I don't know, I have never failed at teaching anyone and I would feel like a failure if I give up on someone.
Also, I have seen that most educators I have met are usually stressed and unmotivated. I am afraid that this career will suck my happiness and make me miserable. I would never want to be one of those bitter and resentful old men who take their anger out on their students...
And well, I just wanted to share the story. Any thoughts?