Autonomy in the Classroom

在课堂上拥有自主权

Once a teacher closes that door each day and begins teaching, they really are the ones who decide what's going to happen. Not many jobs provide an individual with so much room to be creative and autonomous¹ each day.

每天一旦老师关上门开始讲课，他们真的就决定了将要发生什么。没有多少工作会给个人提供如此大的空间用来每天发挥创造性和自主权。

Conducive² to Family Life

有益于家庭生活

If you have children, the school calendar will typically allow you to have the same days off as your kids. Further, while you might bring work home with you to grade, you will probably be getting home close to the same time as your children.

如果你有孩子，学校的作息安排通常会使你与孩子有相同的休息时间。而且如果你回家批改作业的话，你下班到家大概与孩子回家的时间差不多。

Job Security

工作保障

In many communities, teachers are a scarce commodity. It is fairly certain that you will be able to find a job as a teacher, though you might have to wait until the start of a new school year and be willing to travel within your county/school district. While requirements might be different from state to state, once you have proven yourself a successful teacher, it is relatively³ easy to move around and find a new job.

在许多社区教师非常稀缺。可以肯定的是，你能够找到一份教师的工作，尽管你可能需要等到新学年开始，并且要乐意在自己所在的县/校区迁移。尽管各州的要求不尽相同，不过一旦你证明自己是个成功的老师，那么搬家再找一份新工作会相对容易一些。

Summers Off

暑假休息

Unless you work in a district that has a year round education system, you will have a couple of months off in the summer where you can choose to get another job, teach summer school, or just relax and vacation. Further, you typically get two weeks off during Christmas/Winter Holidays and one week for Spring Break which can really be a huge benefit and provide much needed rest time.

除了在执行全年教育体制的地区工作外，一般的教师工作在夏季将有两个月的休息时间。在此期间，你可以选择再找一份工作，在暑期学校上课，或者干脆放松自己享受假期。况且，你通常在圣诞假期或是暑假的时候会有两周的休息时间，在春假的时候有一周的休息时间，这些真的是很好的福利，提供给你许多必要的的休息时间。