Tom Springfield

Posted on 6/29/09

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I am about to pay $25,000 (tuition only) for a Master in
Math Education degree at DePaul Univeristy-Chicago. I was
always told that Math was a high need, and by being male, I
could secure a teaching position fairly easily. The more I
hear lately, that is not the case. DePaul says that yes,
I'll find a job, but maybe not exactly where I want, but I
will find something fairly easily.

Since I don't have my hand on the teaching pulse since
student teaching, does anyone else out there know? My goal
is to work for CPS in a high need area (Southside of
Chicago), those are the kids that I like to work with and
can really have an impact. It's also where I student taught
and subbed. I loved it! I had no classroom management
issues, only thing was that I need to let go of some
control, I was too strict. I subbed at some of the worst
schools in the city, and I had no issues. So, I'm not
worried about that, I'm worried if I can find a job after
spending all this money. Thank you very much! -Tom

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