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Hello! I moved to Savannah, GA back in Feb from NC. I have a degree in history and I am thinking about going back to school to get my MAT in Secondary Education. I have a lot of friends in teaching back at home who are really having a difficult time. I know what all is going on in NC, however since I am new to the area and know no teachers in GA, I was hoping someone could give me some advice. I have no experience in teaching (except for a small internship I did 3 years ago). It is a bold and scary move to spend all that time and money on a Masters Degree. My worst fear is that I will come out broke and unhappy with my career. My passion is helping people, especially young adults. I have always wanted to become a teacher for that reason. To be honest, the pay doesn't bother me too much. I am willing to take a job with lower pay if what I am doing fulfills me. I am even thinking about Special Education. I have talked with a few college advisors who told me it doesn't make sense to get a...See More
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Purviben K. Trivedi-Ziemba Working as a paraprofessional and or substitute teacher may be easier route to get in school system. It is NOT teaching, may be if you are long term sub then it is. But it will put you in classroom without your spending years and money.

I would like you to think long and hard about why do you want to teach? If it is Plan B, it may be a bi...See More
Nov 13, 2013
GaGirl Number one, if you don't love kids, don't teach--that's the best and most direct advice I can give.I used to have a principal who told us, "If you don't love kids, then go sell shoes or something, but don't work in a school if you don't like kids." Without knowing any more about your age or background (I am guessing you are fairly young and haven't...See More
Nov 14, 2013
Just a teacher I love your passion of wanting to teach. It is not an easy job especially at the elementary level. I have a former high school teacher that currently teaches elementary stated that we do way too much! You are forever working nonstop. You will never keep up with the amount paperwork that is asked to keep up. I love to teach my students, but the trem...See More
Nov 16, 2013
jeremy Nope. Don't do it. I love teaching, but if I could go back in time, I would have never got a teaching degree. You say you don't care about the low pay, but if you're using student loans, you might start caring pretty soon. Student disrespect and parent apathy is at an all time high, so unless you have an extremely high tolerance for stress and disr...See More
May 17, 2014
Tough One I certified to teach in the 70s but somehow ended up in business for over 25 years. I have been teaching for over 10 years and would not consider any other career. I actually took a huge pay cut to teach.

Why?

I wanted to give back. I am extremely, extremely energetic and refuse to let others stand in my way.

Do I get sup...See More
May 21, 2014


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