Becoming a teacher?

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becoming a teacher?
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i want to be come a history teacher and want to teach world history at the high school level (i love the subject). I was discouraged by an admissions person because she said I was really small and should reconsider. any short men here teachers? what problems have you run into becuase of your height?

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I don't see why your height would stop you from becoming what you want to be in life. I don't know your height but I would probably guess that being short may have some impact if teaching HS.

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I used to teach. I was really, really popular and liked by my students too. However, you will definitely have to assert yourself. Teens will push you, especially if they think short=pushover. But, height doesn't have to impact your success as a teacher as long as you're actually good at it.

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How long did you teach, what did you teach and why did you leave teaching @jrbennett96? What do you do now?

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My science teacher in highschool was 5'7 with shoes on. And what was funny was, all the girls LOVED him. He had a swagger about him but he was also nice and approachable. I know when my older sister had him in 11th grade, her and all her friends would drool over him, keep in mind, she was 5'5'. Not exactly short for a woman.

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> Bonez wrote: > My science teacher in highschool was 5'7 with shoes on. And what was funny was, all the girls LOVED him. He had a swagger about him but he was also nice and approachable. I know when my older sister had him in 11th grade, her and all her friends would drool over him, keep in mind, she was 5'5'. Not exactly short for a woman.

My niece had a history teacher in 9th grade and this was the case with him. All the girls loved him and found him very attractive. He was only 5'7 tops as well. I met him once and he carried himself in a way that you would believe he had no self esteem issues.