What small piece of advice I can offer is this: if you truly want to teach please do so outside of a public school. When I went into teaching (elementary k-5) I

What small piece of advice I can offer is this: if you truly want to teach please do so outside of a public school. When I went into teaching (elementary k-5) I was under the impression that as a computer teacher I would have more freedom than a typical classroom, but I quickly found out I was just as constricted. Rather than spend time talking to the kids about pieces of a computer, how they work, etc, I had to spend 2 months watching them type. In NJ the core curriculum standards have gotten better but I still find them to be incredibly inadequate for the elementary level. Even at the middle school level (8th grade) one of the requirements is to basically take digital notes for a project and then use "digital authoring tools". So if you want to do this maybe find a place to volunteer, after school program, etc. This will allow you to see if you enjoy and also allow you more flexibility.