On 8/11/09, Some ideas wrote:
> Now is a good time if you already have a teaching position.
> Reason: by the time this cycle of educational unemployment turns
> you will be poised to take advantage of your graduate degree. At
> this time there are few promotional positions or teaching
> positions periods. I recently completed a graduate program to
> find that other than the personal satisfaction (hard work and
> lots of money) it is useless. I am paid a few dollars a month
> more for the masters and there was no reimbursement for the
> classes. However, I love learning and the collaboration that I
> never seem to find on a working campus. So there are many things
> to think about. Good luck.
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> On 8/11/09, Been there (NJ) wrote:
>> I went back to school for my teaching certificate and Masters
>> in Education all in one shot. I can tell you from experience,
>> you'll have a better chance of finding work if you get a job
>> with a BA (or BA+ maybe) than with a Masters. It's hard to
>> find a job, but it's even harder when districts have to pay for
>> a Masters salary. (Truth be told, it's only a few hundred
>> bucks extra in my paycheck).
>>
>> I would advise to go back after your first year, since that
>> first year can be tough. Once you're hired you can get
>> reimbursed for your classes, which is another reason to wait.
>> I was unmarried without children when I went for my Masters. I
>> think that was the best time to go because I didn't have as
>> much on my plate and could devote more time to school-work and
>> work-work.
>>
>> Once you decide when you want to go, stick to it. I a lot of
>> my colleagues never finished, or kept putting it off and then
>> changed their minds. I love having my Masters. It's quite a
>> feeling of accomplishment to finish a graduate program.
>>
>> Best of luck!
>>
>>
>> On 8/05/09, Kristen wrote:
>>> Hi!
>>> I will be student teaching this Fall and of course look up
>>> to those who already have achieved the role of being an
>>> elementary education school teacher. Hence, I'm asking all
>>> of you... when should I go for my masters? Should I get a
>>> job teaching first and eventually go nights? Should I not
>>> get a job teaching and go for my masters full time?
>>> I appreciate all of your advice!
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kristen

Get your masters, you won't regret it

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