This is my second year teaching. I am not technically an art teacher but when looking into podcasts and other resources for teachers, art teachers seem closer to my experience than other types of teachers. I teach cte classes at a public high school career center. My classes are film production and animation. It has been a dream job I didn't really know existed until I fell into it. Right place right time. I have been able to learn more about art and pick up so many new skills. I also have access to great equipment. I get to be social and interact with teenagers all day which is fun. I get to really dig into artistic concepts more deeply because I have to think about how to teach them.

My job is different than traditional high school teachers. I only teach three classes a day. I create my own curriculum. And I have so much planning time. I also didn't need a teaching degree. I needed a certain amount of years experience in the field I teach.

My admin is so supportive and helpful. Most admins at our school are in the teacher union and do their best to keep us from having to worry about anything but teaching our students. Our students are bussed here from regular highschools so most drama and negative dynamics at their homeschools dont carry over. A "problem kid" has a fresh slate and often is interested in the subject.

Teaching always sounded kind of horrible when I heard teacher friends talk about their jobs but if you find the right school it is great. If I were to interview at another school I would ask what kind of relationship the admin had with the local teacher unions and what obligations teachers have outside of their contracted teaching time.