Re: Second career
    Posted by: Landparent on 9/02/15
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    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.


    Posts on this thread, including this one

  • Second career, 9/02/15, by Sara.
  • Re: Second career, 9/02/15, by Socrates Silver.
  • Re: Second career, 9/02/15, by Landparent.