On a more practical level,teachers need a wide variety of skills and abilities.They have to be ready to spend many hours at home planning their lessons and making homework.They have to be well organized in class,patient with the students,able to appear bright and interested even if they are in fact tired or unhappy,and lively enough to control a group of young people for almost 200 days a year.Outside the classroom,they may have to prepare teaching materials,to choose textbooks,to help organize the work of the other teachers,or to organize sparetime activities for the students.If you think that you have all the necessary qualities,you may feel that you would like to be a teacher.One way to decide,if you live in the United States,is by joining a club for future teachers such as StudentAction forEducation.Clubs like this give you advice about your career,and also allow you to watch teachers at work,attend meetings and experiment with teaching methods and equipment.You could also talk with the career advisors at your school or university.Finally,you could try teaching a younger student or becoming an advisor at a summer camp for children.Any activity in which you are dealing with children will help you decide whether you have a vocation for teaching.