In reality, (esp if you do a masters) it is mostly about social inequity and trying to help a minority student in nonpriveledged circumstances.

Also, your classes are not challenging.  It's sociology with no science behind it.  You have to do a PhD.  in science education if you really want to get to the good stuff.

Actually, it's used mostly as an excuse for foreign students to come to america and bark about social/political inequality/injustice in their home countries (While they drive BMW's and buy designer clothing).

1, because its really easy, or2, because they seek emotional gratification from altruistic acts.  The students are mostly type 1.  The ones that are type 2, STAY AWAY FROM.  Once in awhile you run into someone smart like me, who actually knows A LOT about the subject they teach and really enjoys every moment of it.

It's not that they are bad people, just that they are not very bright.  The bright people you do meet will be on another level of intelligence than 99.999999999999999999999% of the population.  SO HAPPY SEARCHING!!!

You must be confident in yourself and your knowledge, I can't stress this enough.

2.  Teaching=class management.  No.  Teaching is not telling kids to be quiet and lecturing about standards of social behavior.  IF your classroom ever gets to this point, QUIT.

3.  Pricipals are smarter than teachers.  WRONG.  These are the 2nd dumbest collection of ignorts in education.  In the heirarchy of smarts, the list goes something like this (dumb —> smart): the ed.  board, principals, vice principals, department heads, teachers, researchers.  As you can see, teachers are quite bright comparatively, because they are doing something valuable.  Administrators are mostly clueless/worthless.

4.  Teachers are dumb.  NO.  My MCAT scores would have landed me a place anywhere I wanted.

5.  Teaching has no prestige.  Don't do something because other think it is repectful. 

6.  The study of Education is not important.  Also incorrect.  How does a human being learn to think?  Anything that can make the human race smarter, I am down for.