I have had a stutter for as long as I can remember. I have never had any therapy for this but learnt myself to cope with it. It has gotten better over the years, but its still a daily challenge. I have been a teacher for the last 27 years in several Norwegian upper secondary schools. I now work as a school leader and have about 30% of my workweek in the classroom. During this years as a teacher I have just had about 5-10 incidents where students have openly remarked my stutter in a negative way. I am sure that there have been a lot of talk about it behind my back - but I have chosen not to think about that - both in my professional and private life. I have never started a school year addressing the situation, but I have talked about it with my students when I have felt the right circumstances were there. There has also been a couple of incidents with parents who have given negative feedback - often that says more about them than about my stutter. I have learned that if I am confident in the material I teach - and you should always be that, either you stutter or not - your grow a confidence as a speaker in the classroom that will also affect your speech in other situations. When I choose to be a teacher it was to show myself and everyone else that I can do this. That gave me more confidence and helped me deal with myself as a stutterer in every aspect of life. I can easily see that the other, more negative outcome could have happened. But if you stay persistent the first year or so - you will grow with the task. Go for it!!