On 9/02/15, Socrates Silver wrote:
> On 9/02/15, Sara wrote:
>> My husband is an attorney right now and hates it. He is
> looking to become and English teacher has anyone heard any
> good or bad things about Empire State College?
>
> It's a mistake.
> 1) Teachers are under fire right now and in the near future.
> 2) There are no jobs for English teachers, except maybe the
> worst jobs. (Everybody thinks they can teach English.)
> 3) Empire State College is a reputable institution, part of the
> State University System. But they accept 80%, which is quite
> high, meaning the campus is filled with dummies.
>
> Your husband should go for career counseling, which probably
> would be a good investment.
An alternative would be TESOL. It is a different license. You
get the best behaved motivated students. Teaching is not a good
career choice now, however. Better to take some civil service exams.
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