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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Question for the teachers out there...
Hi girls,
I know I'm not a big poster, but I stalk here occasionally and remember seeing a few teacher-related posts!
Anyway, I'm currently stuck in a job I am having trouble justifying. It pays exceptionally well, but it's just not what I want and I don't find it at all challenging our meaningful.
I've always loved working with kids (worked at a daycare center in undergrad and taught CCD for awhile), and have been toying with pursuing a teaching career. I have two masters degrees in two types of engineering and would love to teach high school math or science.
All that being said, I'm at a complete loss of where to even begin doing research to switch careers. Can any of you point me to a good website resource?? Or have any input on how easy/difficult a switch might be? Or can you even tell me if I'd need to go back to school for education or anything?
Obviously I have my work cut out for me before I just jump into switching careers, but don't know anyone in the teaching field so was hoping for some personal insight.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!!
I know I'm not a big poster, but I stalk here occasionally and remember seeing a few teacher-related posts!
Anyway, I'm currently stuck in a job I am having trouble justifying. It pays exceptionally well, but it's just not what I want and I don't find it at all challenging our meaningful.
I've always loved working with kids (worked at a daycare center in undergrad and taught CCD for awhile), and have been toying with pursuing a teaching career. I have two masters degrees in two types of engineering and would love to teach high school math or science.
All that being said, I'm at a complete loss of where to even begin doing research to switch careers. Can any of you point me to a good website resource?? Or have any input on how easy/difficult a switch might be? Or can you even tell me if I'd need to go back to school for education or anything?
Obviously I have my work cut out for me before I just jump into switching careers, but don't know anyone in the teaching field so was hoping for some personal insight.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!!
Re: Question for the teachers out there...
I am a HS Math teacher. The market for math and science teachers is pretty good. With the requirements changing in the near future for students to graduate from HS, the need for math/science teachers will probably get ever higher.
I did a "traditional" teaching degree, so I am not a whole lot of help on schools. I believe Ashland has a pretty easy program for career movers like you
Teaching, especially at the HS level, is certainly challenging and everyday is different. I have my rare blips of wondering what if I would have gone a different way, but in the end, I would never be able to give up the day to day moments that happen in my classroom/school.
Good Luck!!! If you have any questions, please let me know
I know this might sound kinda wierd, but you might want to find a place where you can go in and talk to a teacher and observe what goes on. Teaching is made out to be sometimes what it isn't. All the teaching to the test stuff has really gotten out of hand. Especially at the high school level. Everything is very rewarding to me, but I know several people who entered the profession because they were burnt out on previous jobs, or because they like kids. They are now moving onto other things in life...
You seem to be well acomplished in life and education, would you be ok with kids who don't want to be in your class and don't want to learn? If you are ok answering these questions. I would say jump in!
As for the aspect of schools, I've heard lots of good things about Ashland. OSU isn't the best for con't ed or carrer change people. They make things harder than need be, and seem to be geared more toward the traditional student. I've also heard a little about Dayton. But I don't know too much about the programs.
Good Luck.
Ashland is the place to go. You might want to page mbrooke1 as she is just finishing this all up...transition/teaching certification through ashland.
I also think yoursong makes an excellent point. Hopefully shadowing/coursework/student teaching can clarify everything more.