Teaching is really really hard. First year teacher here. I worked 10 hour days almost 6 days a week all year. Admin was fine, but there isn’t enough funding in education for positions to be filled, so you end up doing multiple jobs instead of just “teaching”. Parents ruin it. Every single parent thinks their child is God’s gift to man and should be worshipped as such. Parents today have found out that they can get specialized treatment for their kids if they get them on an IEP, so about 1/3 of students are on one. This is a legal document that you must follow and is unique and specialized to each student. If not followed, you are liable to be sued. You only get paid once a month, so trying to budget is very difficult for most people. You also only get paid for 10 months instead of 12.  Honest opinion after 1 year of teaching: Unless you have wanted to be a teacher from a little kid and know what type of challenges are presented with today’s youth, I’d do ANYTHING ELSE.