Homework? With kids? Eeeek!

[MRGisevil]

Just got the call from UCONN.... I am formally re-admitted! It's very last minute with the semester starting August 25th (and the Student Affairs Office at my local branch being closed next week for vacation ) but the director had no problem re-admitting me. She's forwarding the info to the Financial Aid Office (which, luckily, I completed my FAFSA back in February in anticipation of returning this Fall anyway) so I can get the ball rolling ASAP. I have a meeting on August 18th to select my classes.

EEEK! It's been 4 years since I've been in school last, and that was prior to having kids (and donating a good portion of my brain to them during pregnancy). I'm a little scared... not sure how I will get through the coursework with 2 maniac kids running around (last time I had to read 2 novels a week and write 2 8-page papers per week while working full-time just for the History and English courses I was taking while attending part-time). But I WILL do it! I'll find a way!

Now I just need to get part 2 of this plan taken care of... waiting on a call back from the local pizza place where I applied to waitress.....

Carrie, that's frikkin fantastic! I'm really excited for you! It takes a lot of will to go back to school after a long hiatus. Good on you, girl. I'll be cheerin' for ya!

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Wow you need a Masters degree to teach in Connecticut..wowser..in PA you just need a Bachelors but you get paid more if you have a masters.

 

[Warp Daddy]

Many states are now requiring masters to teach in elementary /secondary levels and colleges are Now requiring the Doctorate for any tenure track positions

 

[hardline]

Many states are now requiring masters to teach in elementary /secondary levels and colleges are Now requiring the Doctorate for any tenure track positions

thats crazy. then they pay sub 50,000 salaries. techers shoud be making 150,000. well that wat i think is fair.

 

[severine]

IIRC (it's been a bit before I looked it up) you can begin teaching with a B.A./B.S. (if you pass the tests) but you need to achieve your master's within a set period of time in order to remain certified (you also have to pass other state requirements in the first couple years of teaching... you have a mentor, the state observes you, stuff like that). Or you can teach in private schools, which don't require certification but do require a B.A./B.S.. I'm leaning toward private schools, but for other reasons.

 

[severine]

thats crazy. then they pay sub 50,000 salaries. techers shoud be making 150,000. well that wat i think is fair.

When my longest friend started teaching (in an affluent community about 6 or 7 years ago), I was making more money than she was and I was just a secretary with no education requirements other than a high school diploma. HOWEVER, she quickly caught up and now well exceeds what I was making when I left my secretarial job last year. Teachers are definitely underpaid for the work that's involved. People are quick to point out that they have summer's off, but there's a lot of work that goes on during the school year (and a lot of work done at home) that makes up for that.

 

[Warp Daddy]

thats crazy. then they pay sub 50,000 salaries. techers shoud be making 150,000. well that wat i think is fair.

yes all of that is sad but true . But One doesn't enter this profession for the . money there are other rewards

If $$ are your motivation become something else

By way of example as a college president with several degrees and 30 years experience at all levels of the business (professor , dean , coach etc) , together with a a track record of several million dollars in grants successfully authored and publications and several years of consulting with the private sector as a corp trainer my annual income was under 100 K .

Granted i retired in 1995 but them's the numbers !!!. I actually do much better in retirement with pensions , SS and Investment income

We as educators do however" touch tomorrow" and can have impact over a long period of time and derive a tremendous sense of satisfaction for helping others "stretch and grow" and become all they are capable of becoming

Kept me young at heart and put me in an environment that was incredibly stimulating -- i enjoyed all my students and have cultivated several lasting friendships as a result --- I am a RICH man emotionally

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

thats crazy. then they pay sub 50,000 salaries. techers shoud be making 150,000. well that wat i think is fair.

I think teaching is the lowest paid profession that requires a college degree..In my town..starting salaries for teachers are in the low 40s..but Suburban districts pay more..The benefits of only having to work 180something days a year, a pension and full health insurance coverage are great though..

 

[Trekchick]

You're nuts!

 

[Hawkshot99]

thats crazy. then they pay sub 50,000 salaries. techers shoud be making 150,000. well that wat i think is fair.

Both my parents retired just shy ok 100k for public schools....

 

[Hawkshot99]

The benefits of only having to work 180something days a year, a pension and full health insurance coverage are great though..

It may be 180 days from 8-3 on the clock but you are sadly mistaken if you think that is all that they work. My mother was in school every day at 7, got home between 5 or 6, and worked way more after dinner.

Now my dad on the other hand was a Gym teacher. He would show up just as school was starting and take off with the students at the end of the day. Work at home only came at report card time. It was a good gig.