I have 4 degrees, beyond h.s. BA's in history, sociology, and political science. Two of those from elite school. I also have MS in Ed. Admin. All with honors.
I've been riffed for this coming year, 10 years in parochial school. Granted I hid there, for reasons explained down the post. It doesn't make 'sense' in the idea that poor teachers should have gone first or by seniority. The parents and the kids love me. In fact, once the principal went to the board with her decision, there was backlash. However, the issue here is my principal has felt 'threatened' by me for many years. So, that is what it is. Now she's telling me that it's 99% certain I'll have a position next year, but I really want something else. I've been at the poverty level too long and now have been really kicked in the teeth.
I'm hearing disabled, while I have dual hi-tech hearing aids, my hearing isn't close to normal. Needless to say, I freak in interviews, especially in high school, where there may be as many as 9 sitting around a table. I have to isolate who's talking, to understand them, IF no one speaks over them. Doesn't engender confidence.
But I'm nearly to the point to illustrate that of nearly 300 grads from my school when I've been on staff, 85% have gone on to AP courses and passed. 15 of them have cited me as 'most influential teacher' through yearbooks or newspapers. I was invited to the graduation of one of mine who received a full ride to Yale. I've had grads that have thanked me for full rides to Stanford, Northwestern, CUNY, and U of I.
While I think they were the success, they thanked me and I'm about ready to lend their testimonials to my applications.
See, it's not entitlements, for myself or the kids, but hard work and expectations. I gave many a break, I knew they could do it with encouragement, now it's my turn.
History, sociology, poli-sci??? Yep, that's what business needs. MS in Ed Admin is useful, I suppose, you could be a principal or such....if you were willing to locate anywhere in the US.
Too bad you didn't spend all those $$$'s on getting an Engineering, Nursing, Computer Programming, Actuary Science, Accounting, etc..... degree.....something you could do something with other than teach school. We are actually hiring many of those types of folks.
I finally forced my daughter to drop her music degree, realizing it would never feed her. She went on to get an accounting degree, complete with CPA and then an international finance degree. Not a single person in her old music program are employed outside of teaching grade school music. None have performing arts jobs. All but two in her accounting are employed inside a year of graduation.
This is a word to the wise that have kids thinking about college or a kid in college right now. Spend your money (or your parent's money) on something that business ACTUALLY NEEDS, not on something you think is "cool" or "easy" or "your intellectual fit". At least if you want to do something beside teach high school or work in a low-level government job.
I know I need no, English majors, Music majors, sociologists, kenesiologists, phys ed, recreation management, fine arts, etc.... stuff. I need Engineers, Scientists, programmers, physicists, and mathemeticians.....and I have to go to India to get most of them because we don't make many of those here anymore......
