Directionlessness - is it a problem?

Littlek--

Very good. Step by step by step.

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Amigo - go back to school?

Noddy - I called my brother who is also applying to a masters degree in teaching (his will be for visually impaired). He's way ahead of me. We discussed my next 2 steps and he said my deadline was thursday. I decided my deadline should be wednesday. I have him to answer to. Ha!

I sent an email to admissions. Seems they want the letters of recommendation from those who knowme professionally or academically. This could be tricky. I hope they can be flexible.

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Awesome!

Don't you work for your sister? Don't mention that she's a relative, and use her as a professional reference. I'd just straight out ask them if they still want an academic letter since you've been out of school for so long.

You know, because you're so goddamn old.

Not old like Bea Arthur, but old.

Like, getting some grays, eh?

Getting old.....older. Little kids look at you and see an old chick.

Say, do people still have sex at your age?

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Slappy needs some serious slaps on the back of his head.
He did make so much sense earlier <sigh>

Congratulations littlek!!! You've made your first step
already.

Tell me, what kind of teacher do you want to be (elementary, high school, only certain subjects)?

Can you work as a teachers aid in the meantime to fund
your Masters?

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thank you slappy. Rolling Eyes

cjane - elementary ed. i can volunteer in the class room. but, i work very full time, so i dunno when i'd have time. (cat's on my left arm....hard to type)

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Slappy Doo Hoo wrote:

Say, do people still have sex at your age?

there are two ways to find out

...

since you likely won't live long enough for the second one

....

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<psst> slappy, I think Beth's coming on to you.

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ehBeth, you had me at "there."

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Hm littlek, but you could work already as a teacher while
preparing for your educators license.

Look here http://www.doe.mass.edu/GEM/req.html

You don't need a master degree for being an elementary teacher and the 2+ years it will take you to finish your masters, you could work already as a teacher and pay into the teachers' retirement fund, in addition to get other benefits your sister probably won't pay you as a nanny.

Once you're established and a teacher with a decent
salary and paying into your retirement fund, than you
could enroll in a master program.

Financially, figure out what 2 years of continued work
for your sister without benefits would bring you versus
working as a teacher with salary and benfits and retirement
package.

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I've been debating with myself as to whether I should post my thoughts on getting a masters degree in education, but since cj is already advocating getting a teacher's certificate without a masters I'll jump in.

A very close friend of mine spent 2+ years getting a MEd. She had no prior teaching experience, but was a substitute teacher for two years before going back to school. She finished her MEd two years ago and is still looking for a teaching job. The school districts don't want to hire her because they have to pay her on a MEd scale but she has no experience. Her years of substituting do not count at all as time in the classroom, it's considered along the lines of babysitting.

I agree with C_Jane, littlek, you can get a teacher's certificate very quickly and then get hired into the school system on the BS/BA scale. Once hired you can always work towards your masters degree and then move up on the payscale.

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I believe in MA, you have to get your Master's within a certain number of years. Guess you can also keep pushing that deadline up once you get close, though. I've got a bunch of friends who are teachers. Probably explains why they all drink so much.

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J_B wrote:

I've been debating with myself as to whether I should post my thoughts on getting a masters degree in education, but since cj is already advocating getting a teacher's certificate without a masters I'll jump in.

A very close friend of mine spent 2+ years getting a MEd. She had no prior teaching experience, but was a substitute teacher for two years before going back to school. She finished her MEd two years ago and is still looking for a teaching job. The school districts don't want to hire her because they have to pay her on a MEd scale but she has no experience. Her years of substituting do not count at all as time in the classroom, it's considered along the lines of babysitting.

I agree with C_Jane, littlek, you can get a teacher's certificate very quickly and then get hired into the school system on the BS/BA scale. Once hired you can always work towards your masters degree and then move up on the payscale.

That's exactly what happened to a friend of mine J_B, and she is working
in a Preschool now with peanuts for a salary, and at 42 years, she's not
exactly hot commodity.

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Slappy, that's why I looked at the Mass Educational site to find out of
the requirements, and you don't need a MEd for a teaching license.

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You don't need one for a teaching license, but I think you have to get one within a certain number of years after becoming a full time teacher.

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Oh, I'm sorry, I misunderstood you then, Slappy.

Well, regardless, it would be better to get the foot in the
door first, and get some experience.

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I'll read closer tomorrow, but a couple things right now....

I can't work for my sister for 2 more years. My full-time position with her is done next fall.

I was with a friend last night who pointed out tome that if what I was after was a good. quick retirement package, that maybe teaching wasn't the job for me (at my age).

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At what age were you hoping to retire? Does teaching appeal to you or does it just seem like something to do? I ask because if it really appeals to you then perhaps the "normal" retirement age isn't that much of an issue for you and you just keep working.

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What's retirement?

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retirement=having a heart attack while working overtime at your desk. retirement plan=DOA.

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do you need a quick and juicy retirement package, k? wouldn't some humble safety package do? that you could get with teaching. you can always landscape and such on the side of a humble retirement.

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dyslexia wrote:

retirement=having a heart attack while working overtime at your desk. retirement plan=DOA.

I can't die yet, I'm behind schedule.

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