/lit/ - Literature

Does anyone here teach high school English in the United States? What's it like? I'm considering a career switch to be a teacher.

Background: I'm a computer scientist who has been working in the software industry for a few years. I'd like to get out of my cubicle and interact with people and discuss literature for the rest of my life instead of just programming widgets to make people money. I understand that it won't be as rosy as I'm imagining and the kids might be little shits.

I assume I'll need to get more education? I have a MS in Computer Science. It probably varies by state, but I believe you need a BA in English at least to teach at the high school level. There are online courses I could take, but I'm not sure if they are respectable enough to help me find a job.

For practical experience (and to see if I like teaching) I was thinking about volunteering to help with literacy at the local library. My only other teaching experience is from being a TA back in college.

Any thoughts? I could have posted this on /adv/ I suppose but I figure /lit/ might have better domain specific knowledge.

>>9201335
you're infected with postmodernism.

read some knausgaard or tolstoy instead of vonnegut and douglas adams.

take a break from social media.

go outside.

do something good for someone.

>>7473956
Plus it has a cute cat.

>>7333687
he...wrote poetry?

>>6717594
this was also in venice

i'll start with my own experiences.

a few years ago i submitted a novel to about 30 agents. none of them responded positively or even asked for more pages. in response i wrote a new novel, one hopefully more marketable. ive also been gathering publications in short fiction (a few for pay). soon ill try again.

any tips for breaking in? are there any agents who are especially receptive to new authors?

small world books in venice beach