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Hello and thank you for reading my post! :)

My fiance and I are both in college to become teachers. I am majoring in Secondary Education and Biology and he is majoring in Secondary Education and Social Studies. I am just wondering what kind of job market can we expect? I have heard that science majors can find a job more easily, but I have heard that Social Studies/History majors have a hard time finding a job. Could anyone here shed some light on this topic for us? We live in AL. I know geographical areas can make a difference, but I wouldn't mind knowing what the job market is any location. Thank you guys! :)
lbp I can not tell you anything about Alabama, but I will pass on one of the best pieces of information my professors gave me. Get a secondary teaching field.

Think about it, if the only thing you can teach is Biology, you have essentially limited yourself to only the large towns/cities. You have essentially eliminated every single small town....See More
Jan 24, 2011
Diana On 1/20/11, SH wrote: > Hello and thank you for reading my post! :) > > My fiance and I are both in college to become teachers. I am > majoring in Secondary Education and Biology and he is > majoring in Secondary Education and Social Studies. I am > just wondering what kind of job market can we expect? I have > heard that scien...See More
Feb 10, 2011
MJ Hello,

I wish I had better news for you, but I'm afraid you might be in trouble. I graduated in 2009 from grad school with an M'Ed, focus in Secondary Social Studies and Language Arts. I am now in my 2nd year working as a substitute teacher. I live in Oregon. Science teachers have a bit better luck, but as history teachers, we are a dime ...See More
Feb 11, 2011


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