Male kindergarden teacher?

[rctriplefresh5]

well i am currently a science major. i wanted to become a doctor, and make the big bucks, but i am not smart enough to pursue this path. i was helping a classmate out with his math homework, and it was enjoyable for me to teach him this. i know teaching is an easier degree anyways, but thats besides the point. so i thought about becoming a kindergarten teacher. are men ever hired for these kinds of positions? i remember when i was in elementary school, there was one male teacher in the whole school from k-3. i dont want to be looked at as a pedophile or something. im gonna try to stick with the science major for atleast one more semester though. any thoughts? and is it true that you cant really survive on a teacher's salary? would job prospects be grim with nothing more than a bachelors in elementary education? idk what is should do./

[Iced Soul]

First off, I doubt you aren't smart enough to be a doctor.

I've seen male kindergarten teachers. My own was a female, but she had a male assistant. Yes, I still remember.

Anyway, if you want to be a teacher and you enjoy it (it's what I want to do), you go right ahead and do it. If you're qualified for the job, I don't see why they wouldn't hire you. A pedophile can be male or female, so you shouldn't be worried about being seen as one just because you're a male.

You can do research on salaries and job prospects for your area. I'm sure you can live on a teacher's salary (you probably won't be able to go on huge shopping sprees and trips all the time, though). I don't think it's that horrible. I don't think they make enough for what a lot of them have to do and deal with, but that's another matter.