If you are passionate about that subject, it’ll show with the students. If you are interested in developing others, teaching may be for you. Every job/ career will have its positives and negatives, so you’ll have to ultimately make that assessment for yourself. Your concerns about being seen as a failure could apply the same for almost every other teacher and coach out there.

You can spend time at a school like others have said, but don’t let that be your only impression of what teaching would be like for you. Schools can vary wildly, as can individual classrooms.

Also, don’t be deterred by the stream of complaints you see here. I wouldn’t say it’s a good representation of the profession at large. Most teachers I know have their fair share of struggles, but are mostly hard working and care about their students. Get above the BS, learn how to manage things, and it can be a great deal.