SUBSCRIBE chat center Gazette|Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Advertise SUBMIT POST ALL POSTS TOP POSTS Share | Print | Report Post NBPTS/National Boards Chatboard Teachers Search Jobs Upload Resume Employers Post A Job Search Resumes Career Forums Continuing Ed. Job Seekers Recruiters NBPTS/Natl Boards Tutors Classified Ads Tutors Wanted Tutors Available Continuing Ed. Distance Teaching Search Teachers.Net Advanced Quick Links: Set Re: Master's plus 30 and Ph.D Posted by KH on 6/26/08 Hi Al, I went ABD (all but dissertation) on a PhD in Pol. Science when I entered teaching. At the time, I had an MA + 60 credit hours. This put me at the top of the pay scale as a 1st year public school teacher, and I had no trouble finding a job. Districts in my state count positions as "points", full time being 1 point. A point is a point to the school, they aren't under pressure to hire people with less education to keep costs down. One thing to keep in mind is that PhD's in education are viewed differently in the academic (higher ed) world, and you will have a hard time finding a tenure track position at a university (if that's your goal) than you would if you had the degree in a content area like biology, english, mathematics, etc. All this said, I think there's something to be said for being the 1st in your family to have a PhD. I was the 1st in mine to go to college, and I think it had a great impact on my own childrens academic careers. Also, the term "Professor" denotes someone with a PhD. What you had were "Instructors". On 6/26/08, AL wrote: > I'm about at the end of Master's program. I wanted to get > a Ph.D or Master's plus 30 but I've been kind of afraid > because I heard horror stories about people who get those > degrees sometimes have trouble getting jobs because: > > 1. It's more expensive to hire them; it's cheaper to hire > someone with just a Master's that can do the same job more > than sufficiently. > > 2. A lot of job opportunities that come with getting a > Ph.D can also come with just a Master's, except being a > college professor (but then again, it seems like 80% of > the professors that I had, all had Master's degrees > > I've heard a whole host of things like this. So, I'm just > wondering before I decide. I mean hey, if getting a > Master's plus 30 or Ph.D = more trouble than it's worth, > then I'll just keep just a Master's. But I just was > thinking about getting one just to have one, and I could > be the first in my family to have a Ph.D or so. > > Thanks, > Al > > RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD Posts on this thread, including this one Master's plus 30 and Ph.D, 6/26/08, by AL. Re: Master's plus 30 and Ph.D, 6/26/08, by KH. Re: Master's plus 30 and Ph.D, 6/26/08, by jade. Re: Master's plus 30 and Ph.D, 6/26/08, by Marie. Re: Master's plus 30 and Ph.D, 6/26/08, by AL. Re: Master's plus 30 and Ph.D, 6/27/08, by Srta.B. Re: Master's plus 30 and Ph.D, 7/09/08, by Karen Perkins.

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