Re: BBB
Walter Hinteler wrote:djjd62 wrote:
luckily in canada teachers are paid very well
Same here in Germany - but they have to study for that (at least) four years at university .....
same here (not in my mom's day, but now), university degree and one year of teachers college
Do you know they're changing it to five years starting in Sept.?
Lucky me.
I got a 4.5 year BS in Anthropology, and am doing a 2 year master's in elem ed. I don't need to do the master's. I'm not sure what education I need to become a licensed teacher, but I know the pay scale changes with more degrees. We have a newish series of state tests one must pass to become a licensed teacher.
Good on ya 'k!! I have also found myself a good paying gig in adult education.
Six munce ago i culdn't spel 'trayner', now i is one!
What do you train them in?
And, it won't really be such a good-paying job. I think I am expected to start a little above $30k per year.
Re: BBB
djjd62 wrote:
same here (not in my mom's day, but now), university degree and one year of teachers college
Much of the material of German Gymnasiums ["high schools"]is taught in the first two years of American colleges, a BS equals our exam after pre-courses at university.
Teachers usually take three subjects, including 'paedagocics' ('educational sciences').
After four years, they get their MA (now, before it was named just "state examination), go for one year as kind of assistant teacher to a normal public school and then start their real job. A normal teacher starts with about 42k and ends with at least 65k.
(Primary school teachers only study for 3 years plus that one year, and end up with less [~5%] - head of departments on the other site earn a lot more.)
ossobuco wrote:The only person I know in real life with a masters in education is also a landscape architect. Her forte even in that was administration, running projects - we are sort of total opposites in that I hate administration, where's the gagging spoon, oh, there it is... and I love seat of the pants design. Anyway, she now administers a big sized university design department and got the job because of that masters in education.
So I see your move as having possible lifetime layers.
I agree with that. My master's in education has taken me in unexpected directions. Good ones.
Which education master's did you choose, soz? BTW--kudos! I didn't know you had it. Ive often wondered what options a person has with the 'curriculum' master's.
My master's is in Deaf Education, with a heavy "regular education" base and then the Deaf Ed stuff on top of it, so almost two different degrees at once.
It's led me into administration, too -- I thought I'd be teaching Deaf kids but ended up as the director of an agency I created pretty much from scratch. Administration wasn't my goal but I LOVED it.
Congrats, K. I know you'll be a great teacher. I was a teacher once myself. You will (hopefully) find that the love (and knowledge) you gain is equal to the love (and knowledge) that you give. In many ways you get more in return. Just don't let the turkeys get you down.
Glad it worked out so well for you. If you ever get the inclination, I'd be very interested in a thread about how you put the agency together, and, you know, how the wheels turn....your insights and stuff re what you do.
I'm beginning to think everyone should have an education / career result thread. Sounds fascinating!
I'm a greeter at Walmart.
See where a Ph.D can get you!!!
Sure, I'd be happy to, Lash. If I could reduce it to a sentence, I'd say "stats and stories." To get support (funding et al) I collected a whole bunch of raw facts about why there was a need for what I planned to provide, and then I built on my first few clients' success stories to get further support and grow. Then built on the next several clients' success stories, and on. Had a good relationship with the press, etc. Had some clients with really compelling stories, too; a typical client (all Deaf/HH) had several children (often by different fathers), was involved in gangs, had never worked, and had no marketable skills and no hope when she entered the program, and ended up this professional, skilled, thousand-watt-smile bundle of confidence. Man, I loved that part.
It's not what I currently do, btw -- stepped down at 6 months pregnant to a) move to Chicago for hubby's new job (my agency was in L.A.) and b) become a stay-at-home mom. Since then I've been doing a smorgasbord of consulting, committees, and part-time, home-based jobs like editing. I was offered a few really groovy full-time jobs in that stretch, but I haven't wanted to go full-time... yet. Sozlet's starting kindergarten in the fall, I'm getting closer.
dyslexia wrote:I'm a greeter at Walmart.
He's closed down three already.
George, I'm so ashamed.
I always thought he would go back to child protection services, but noooo, he wanted some variety. Ha. Can you imagine Dys as a greeter? All the customers were asked if they understood what the Wal Mart stores were doing to the nation's economy and asked them to name the countries that provided the clothing and if those countries endorse slave labor. Sigh.
Oy!
Here is the list, going from careers with the most to least germs on workspace surfaces:
1. Teacher
2. Accountant
3. Banker
4. Radio DJ
5. Doctor
6. Television producer
7. Consultant
8. Publicist
9. Lawyer
Where would porn star be on that list?
Soz-- Was it a non profit?
