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Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree
Posted by S.H.Teacher on 5/13/08
SpecEd Teacher, I think you hit the nail on the head. I definitely am getting certified
in what I love and even now there is no way that I would consider spec
ed, math, or science. So I guess I am in that boat. However, I can
honestly say that no one at my college, Oakland University, told me a
thing. I doubt it would've mattered. I just pray that through divine
intervention that I am the exception & not the rule; meaning I will find
a fulfilling job in MI.
On 5/13/08, SpecEd Teacher wrote:
> I got certified at EMU and their mantra was "there is a need for
> special ed, math and science teachers". If you read between the
> lines, that means that there isn't a need for others.
>
> I'm sorry if I sound condescending here...I think that schools and the
> media are getting the word out, sort of. If I was young (early 20s),
> no one could have told me not to get certified in LA or SS if that is
> what I wanted to do. I went to law school, even though I knew that my
> personality didn't fit with law, and back then no one could have told
> me "no". I went, did the law thing for a few years, failed miserably,
> started teaching, love it. The point is...I think that some folks are
> going to get certified in what they love, come hell, high water, or no
> jobs.
>
> While I was getting certified in special ed, I met many folks who were
> dead set on being elementary ed teachers. Sorry to stereotype, but
> most of them were moms and wanted to do this because they "love little
> children". They knew the job market situation, but didn't seem to
> care. I don't know if this was because they have a husband who
> supports them or if they weren't facing reality or what.
>
> I guess my point is that I think the word is out there...but are
> people paying attention???
>
>
> On 5/13/08, S.H.Teacher wrote:
>> I definitely agree. These schools should be held accountable. If I
>> had been told I possibly would've majored in Spanish. I took 3 yrs
> in
>> high school & 1 year in college and aced each year. Now 6 years and
>> thousands of dollars later, people say that I probably won't be able
>> to land a job in my field even with a Masters degree.
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Teachers with a Master's Degree, 4/30/08, by SHTeacher.
- Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree, 4/30/08, by markMI.
- Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree, 4/30/08, by S.HTeacher.
- Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree, 4/30/08, by SpecEd Teacher.
- Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree, 4/30/08, by Missing MI.
- Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree, 4/30/08, by Mark.
- Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree, 5/13/08, by amb.
- Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree, 5/13/08, by S.H.Teacher.
- Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree, 5/13/08, by SpecEd Teacher.
- Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree, 5/13/08, by S.H.Teacher.
- Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree, 5/13/08, by amb.
- Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree, 5/13/08, by Mark.
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