Teaching in a Technical/Vocational High School

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Specializes in Pediatrics, Community Health, School Health.

There is an opportunity to teach in a technical high school that prepares students for careers straight out of HS, or prep for college in specific areas. This particular job would be teaching Sophomores and Juniors in a Health Assistant class. I have emailed the recruiter to ask for specifics about the position but curious if anyone here has done this and what you thought. I LOVED having nursing students when I worked in the clinics, so teaching is definitely something I would love to do again.

Thanks for any information.

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Specializes in Med Surg, Nursing Education.

I currently teach at a local tech school. I have been there 2 years. I started out teaching CNA which we dropped, now I am teaching pt care technician. I really enjoy the job, love MOST of the students. The job is very demanding, I have 30 kids in my class for 5 hours a day, and must keep them "entertained" during that time. It is not like the nursing school WE know. These kids are here because they have to be, and the when they are not interested in a task it can be very difficult to keep them on task. It is a bit like herding cats, however I do like it. I am currently looking to teach on the college level, as I feel myself losing my clinical skills. Interview Friday!

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