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Re: Teachers with a Master's Degree
Posted by amb on 5/13/08
I do agree that people are gonna do what they love and should. However, if
students are undecided and told some information about the job market
earlier, that may influence decisions. There may be some schools out there
informing more than others, but not the one I went to and I have talked to
many students from other colleges that didn't either. Even in my case, I
majored in Spanish because I wanted to study abroad and now I am so
thankful. However, if it weren't for that I would have taken the LA road
which everyone advised me to. I would never advise someone to do something
they don't enjoy either. If someone hates Math they shouldn't major in Math
just to get a job. On 5/13/08, S.H.Teacher wrote:
> 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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