--- title: Britney Spears Says She Thinks About Being a Teacher description: Spears told an interviewer she wants to trade it all in to be a teacher canonical: https://time.com/4496870/britney-spears-interview-teacher/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-16T15:34:18.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:39.662Z og:title: Britney Spears Might Quit Music to Become a Teacher og:description: Is it too late to go back to school? og:url: https://time.com/4496870/britney-spears-interview-teacher/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9af68f317b2560ca/6988a58efb4eac27ef88f0de/britney-spears-vmas-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 2016 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Britney Spears Might Quit Music to Become a Teacher twitter:description: Is it too late to go back to school? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9af68f317b2560ca/6988a58efb4eac27ef88f0de/britney-spears-vmas-2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Britney Spears Considers Quitting Music to Become a Teacher by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Sep 16, 2016 3:34 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Singer Britney Spears attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by C Flanigan/FilmMagic) NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 28: Singer Britney Spears attends the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on August 28, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by C Flanigan/FilmMagic)C Flanigan—Getty Images by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Sep 16, 2016 3:34 PM UTC Britney [Spears](http://time.com/4485706/britney-spears-ellen-degeneres-louisiana/?iid=sr-link4) may be living the dream as one of the most successful, famous, and beloved pop singers in the world, but she occasionally reflects on what life would be like in a different line of work. In a new interview with British [music outlet _NME,_](http://www.nme.com/news/britney-spears/96478) Spears has considered trading in her fame, fortune, and [Las Vegas residency ](http://time.com/8747/britney-spears-forgot-to-lip-sync-during-her-las-vegas-show-but-thats-okay/?iid=sr-link4)for books, a chalkboard, and a classroom full of children.“Sometimes I’m like, ‘What am I doing? Like, I could be a teacher,’” she told _NME_. “But then I see other people doing it, too, and I’m like, ‘Well, you know, it’s probably all they’ve known for so long, so it just kind of makes sense’.” Spears may not be swapping [the VMAs](http://time.com/4468932/vmas-2016-mtv-britney-spears-video/?iid=sr-link5) for the SATs any time soon, but she did live out her dream of teaching recently when she [took over a dance class](http://time.com/4487439/britney-spears-dance-class-video/). She showed natural teaching ability, too, breaking down her moves into an easy-to-follow format and showing the lucky group of girls some of the secrets to her incredible choreography. While Spears clearly has a knack for teaching, don’t expect her to live out her educational dreams anytime soon. “I love what I do,” she told _NME_. “I think that helps because it speaks for itself when I perform. 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