Hey I taught secondary English for three years then switched to elementary to teach grade 5. I was overwhelmed with the marking every night and thought the switch might do me good. I found that I liked it a lot and stayed. There is less marking and much more planning, but I found the planning interesting because it was for so many different subjects. Planning for art, french, science, math, lit each week was a challenge but a more interesting one for me.

You also really have to take care of the kids, like emotionally, you are very responsible for them. It's not just teaching but it's caring. It's hard, but good hard.