Advantages:

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Very few young people choose this profession as a career unless they have a
real love for it and some special aptitude.

le It is a wholesome professions
a. Offers many opportunities for leadership, self-expression, excellent
contacts, and a satisfactory livelihood.
be Many administrators consider the coach or teacher of physical education
invaluable in helping build right attitudes among young people.

Ze It is concerned with human beings.
a» Offers satisfacticn in watching and assisting in the development of young

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3, It furnishes opportunities to keep health and vitality vigorous through
activity.

4, Promotions are usually frequent for the good teachers

5, Some states and many large cities have teacher-tenure and pension systems.

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1. Physical education is a young man's game.
&e It demands long hours.
bs There is little or no leisure during the school year, except during
vacationss
Ce If your health fails, it is difficult to keep your positione

2e Coaching is harde

a, While the rewards in satisfaction are very great and the salary more than
satisfactory when successful, the coach frequently is dismissed after one
or two "poor" yearse -

be Coaching sports is difficult at all times, but particularly so when it is
in addition to full-time teaching in academic subjectSe -

Ce Age is a factor. As you grow old, your position may be turned over to a
young coach with “modern ideas."

3. Most positions open to those without experience are in small schools (100-
250 students). 7

4, Continued study (at least a Master's degree) through extensiom and sumer
school is usually a requirement for promotions.

This profession is not a LAZY MAN'S JOBE

Salaries:

 

Beginning salaries for the inexperienced teacher are on a par with, or slightly
higher (especially for coaches) than those in other subjects. Salaries range
from approximately (}1000-1800 for beginners (in the middle west--slightly higher
in far east and far weste-lower in south) to #2000#15,000 (a few "big-time"
noaches) for experienced peoples

In the secondary school, most teachers of physical education also teach one or
more academie subjects (such as biology, mathematics, general science, chemis~
try, physies, social studies, etc.) except in the larger schools (500 or over)
where they devote full time to the ‘subject.