ABSTRACT
Before deciding whether or not to become a teacher, or indeed before deciding whether or not to follow any particular employment path, it is important that you consider your decision carefully, that you have a good insight into what the job entails, and that you have thought about how well you as an individual might be suited to the job, or to different variations of the job, such as (in the case of teaching) whether to work in a primary or a secondary school. This chapter will help you to decide whether or not teaching might be for you, or, if you have already decided to become a teacher, will allow you to reflect on that decision, by providing insights into the thinking and reasoning of a large number of people who have previously made the decision to undertake a teacher training (ITT) course.
