advice anyone?
I had a couple questions. I'm currently in the process of switching my major and I've always considered teaching. Due to some ironic circumstances and some misguided decisions, I went into college pursuing a major that has been the least bit interesting to me, and a tad bit harder than it should be if I intend to graduate in less than 5 years. It turns out I have a strong distaste for programming, and my brain has a hard time grasping some of the abstract concepts involved with higher level mathematics. Fortunately, along the way I pursued some humanities that have interested me, and I'm thinking about pursuing a major that focuses on Psychology and English. Again, I love people and I love talking to them, so the idea of teaching has always been in the back of my mind. Over the past year I even told myself to continue with my current major and then just spend a year or two filling my teaching requirements after undergraduate school so I could teach. Mostly though, I'm just not happy where I am. I need a change of pace. I think being happy is an important life fulfillment, and over the past 2 years I haven't particularly enjoyed my classes in school (this is an understatement). With that said...
what has everyone's schooling experience been like? Does anyone have any first-hand experience with teaching? Has anyone here changed their major midway through college?
The whole experience is surprisingly less jarring than I expected it to be, but I guess that's a true indication of just how unhappy I currently am.
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