Sagey,
I am in a similar position as yourself. I graduated (from a good university) last June with a good degree in Physics.
I applied to BA, but was unfortunately turned down at the aptitude stage. Therefore i had a cunning plan to enter teacher training and earn a few bucks - especially as the government is throwing money at people to become teachers.
I chose teaching for a number of reasons mainly that it looks good to flying schools/airlines if you want to go into training etc.
I'm finding it quite hard going - teaching secondary school children and really motivating myself, because many of my fellow peers are soley interested in teaching and that’s all they ever wanted to do!! – Nothing wrong with that although I’m just doing it to fund my training- post – PPL.
Please don’t get me wrong, I give teaching (or try to) my all in fairness to the kids, but there is always a niggling thought at the back of my mind about flying. In addition to finding it hard going - competing
against people who work all hours doing !!!!! like lesson planning and making paper empires whereas i'm just content with reading the Transair catalog and Trevor Thom manuals.
I originally thought this teaching job would be fine, good finishing times and good holidays etc to fit my flying in! But the reality is that teaching leaves me totally tired and run-down and consumes all my time at home.
So think hard about careers to fund your training Sagey!!
Tarmach.
p.s. how do you become an I.T consultant??
[This message has been edited by Tarmach (edited 01 March 2001).]