User:Morbo12378

Does The Future Matter?
I began my I-Search by choosing a topic. At first I chose cats. I thought cats would be something about which I could get a lot of information. I happen to own a cat so I felt that I might have an edge somehow. Unfortunately I couldn`t find anyone to interview in the aloted time for the project. I tried the zoo, the zoological society, everything, but they were either closed or had no interview opportunities for a while. I knew I had to change my topic; I had to pick something that was close, that I had acces to 24/7, then I realized...teaching. My mother is a math coach, so there was my first interviewee. On top of that, I`m a student, so theres a varitable fountain o knowledge around me every day. But teaching isn`t a small topic. I had to focus and narrow my views. I thought of some interesting questions I could pose on teaching. I came up with, "Why Teach?" When I tried to do research on this though i got practically nothing but, "why become a teacher" or "why teach ESL." I took the research results and formulated the question, "Is it a good idea to become a teacher?" I wanted to find out if it was a good idea to become a teacher based on salary, the state of schools and other important variables. I wanted to know how teachers feel about their jobs... ...to be continued...