Help me choose (tradition, experience, Biblical, Christian, Christ)

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by Comprehend

I am not sure about that. I think it depends on the area you teach, I know that many education students can get a job teaching in college while they are finishing up degrees. I had a couple undergrad professors who taught and went to school at the same time.

It is common, especially in the humanities, for graduate students to teach undergraduate classes and get paid, in order to support themselves during their studies. It's an expected part of the program. That is different from getting a job teaching at the college level when you are not enrolled as a graduate student.

Originally Posted by PetShopBoy88

Add to that, I don't think most colleges require their teachers to be teacher certified, whereas to be a K-12 educator you have to know content area and education. But, I might be off on that. It's not something I'm that well versed in.

Yes, K-12 teachers need to be certified in teaching. The idea is that you don't just need to know the subject that you're teaching but also how to best convey that information to the students. Whereas college teachers do not need certification. The idea being that by the time they get to college, students should already know how to learn on their own. However, since the subject matter being taught is usually much more advanced, teachers at the college level are expected to have advanced degrees in the fields in which they're teaching.

[PetShopBoy88]

Originally Posted by lilithu

Yes, K-12 teachers need to be certified in teaching. The idea is that you don't just need to know the subject that you're teaching but also how to best convey that information to the students. Whereas college teachers do not need certification. The idea being that by the time they get to college, students should already know how to learn on their own. However, since the subject matter being taught is usually much more advanced, teachers at the college level are expected to have advanced degrees in the fields in which they're teaching.

Thanks for that clarification.

[lilithu]

Originally Posted by PetShopBoy88

Thanks for that clarification.

*rolls eyes at self* I need to clarify my clarification. I was thinking of public K-12. I'm not sure that teachers at private K-12 schools need to be certified.

[PetShopBoy88]

Originally Posted by lilithu

*rolls eyes at self* I need to clarify my clarification. I was thinking of public K-12. I'm not sure that teachers at private K-12 schools need to be certified.

Haha. That's okay, because I didn't even think of private schools, either.

[Comprehend]

Originally Posted by lilithu

It is common, especially in the humanities, for graduate students to teach undergraduate classes and get paid, in order to support themselves during their studies. It's an expected part of the program. That is different from getting a job teaching at the college level when you are not enrolled as a graduate student.

I know, but I thought if one can get a foot in the door and start teaching sooner, it might be easier to stay on if you do a good job teaching...

[Ðanisty]

I could be a writer, but I'm not sure what I'd be writing...lol. I'm much better with informative writing than imaginative writing though. I guess historical fiction is out of the picture...lol.

Well, at least it seems like there are more options than I had originally thought of. Perhaps I should just jump in and figure out where I'll take it after I've gotten some more education.

Thanks for all the ideas and information. If you have more, keep posting...lol.

[PureX]

Originally Posted by Ðanisty

Okay, I plan to go back to school once my husband gets a permanent duty station. I have a couple of ideas, but what I need is some job suggestions on what I can do with these degrees:

History. I absolutely adore it. I never get tired of talking about. Even subjects I already know a great deal about (like Alexander the Great) still get me excited when I start talking about them. I'm thinking possibly specializing in Ancient, Greek, or Russian history. Those are all quite fascinating to me. My problem? I really don't want to be a teacher. I just don't like kids at all. I like teaching to people who are genuinely interested...ya know? So, aside from being a teacher, what can I do with a history degree?

Teach college. It's a whole defferent world, where the students are there because they want to be there and they choose your course because they want to learn what you have to teach them. Also, you don't need all that psychology background to teach adults, that you do to teach children.

Originally Posted by Ðanisty

Theology. I'm of mixed feelings on this one. I love learning about religions. Everyone of them interests me to some degree. However, I'm a Luciferian and I'm afraid that the theology community might discriminate against me. I've always been in positions where I don't have to share my religion with people and although the idea of sharing Luciferianism with people is kind of exciting, it's also kind of worrisome. I'd never be able to simply brush that in the closet to further my career or whatnot. You can't exactly be a theologian without sharing your religious experiences...nobody would take you seriously.

Well, there's always room for people to teach comparative religions. But I think the whole religion craze is diminishing.

Originally Posted by Ðanisty

So what do you think? Perhaps I could even specialize in Biblical history?

Except that the bible isn't history.

Originally Posted by Ðanisty

I don't know....just please give me some ideas because I can't do accounting anymore...I'll stab my eyes out. I want to do something I love and I want to find a way to make money at it without having to deal with whiny, snotty, arrogant kids who are convinced that what you're telling them doesn't matter in the real world.

Just reading your post shows me that your greatest enthusiasm is for ancient history. So why not go for it? As for theology, history is permeated by theology. And in fact, maybe you could specialize in using theology to help clarify and broaden our understanding of historical events.

[Ðanisty]

Well, there's no way to teach history without touching on theology because theology has affected history so I would get a little of both that way. I love ancient history, especially Greek history, but Egyptian also. I love lots of history though...lol. I'm fascinated by Eastern European history and Japanese history too, but I think I'm very attached to the Fertile Crescent.

Funny thing, until I took world history in 9th grade, I hated history.

[EiNsTeiN]

Why don't you take history as a hoppy, but study theology for living (if you know what to do with theology)
Or take both as hoppies, and live with something else..

I'm crazy about physics, but I thought I will not make enough money out of it, so I took it a hoppy, and specialized with something else, which is pretty close to it (engineering), meanwhile, I'm still self-studying physics for interest..