Yippee, finished Master of Education degree!

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Wow, two and a half years including two summers in grad school, can't believe it's over. This is my second Master of Education Degree, 3.7 GPA.
I spent a total of 6 years in grad school (full-time) over the past 10 years, plus worked and tried to raise my kids (and stay married).
Not over yet though, because I am testing from January to May 2008 to get additional certifications in General Science, English, Social Studies, and Biology. Already have Earth and Space Science and Special Education state teaching certifications.
My two girls are starting swimming lessons on Jan 19, the wife wants to get a treadmill, and maybe, just maybe, I can drag my lazy, overeducated ass back to the gym for some one-on-one with the iron.
That would be good.
Oh yeah, welcome back and Happy New Year!
 
that is awesome bro!!

curious, why get two masters instead of getting the phd?
 
Thate said:
that is awesome bro!!

curious, why get two masters instead of getting the phd?
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Got the wrong Master's the first time. It was Sport Management, and although it will come in handy for coaching positions and such, it was a case of, "You can't get there from here!"
With that degree I got hired and then taught Health and Phys. Ed. at a Military Academy for 4 years, but the money wasn't there because it was a private school. Private and religious schools always pay about 2/3 of a public school salary. In teaching, in order to have options (teach at public schools) and get more money, one must have a state teaching certification.

The first Master's came in handy though, last April I had a Master's plus 30 (additional college credits) and that qualified me for a $6,000 annual raise.

Now I can get out of the inner-city teaching job, where I'm threatened practically everyday, and get me a job in the 'burbs where I live.

Oh, don't particularly mind getting threatened, because I like to dish it out too! The students used to call me Mr. Incredible, but that was before I lost 30lbs. Now I'm a lean 225.

Thanks for the responses.
I like the support from the members of A&E!
 
Congrats!!!

I got another year and a half of Pre-Pharm work then another 4 years of Pharmacy school.

My wife has about 2 and half years left to get her Masters in School Counseling
 
hitmeoff said:
Congrats!!!

I got another year and a half of Pre-Pharm work then another 4 years of Pharmacy school.

My wife has about 2 and half years left to get her Masters in School Counseling
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Very smart. With all the baby boomers turning 65 in the next few years, bith of those jobs will be in high demendd
 
mrhtbd said:
Very smart. With all the baby boomers turning 65 in the next few years, bith of those jobs will be in high demendd
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Thats what Im hoping for. Im not worried about getting into a school (i'll get in somwhere despite it becoming EXTREMELY competitive)..rather my concerns are WHERE I will go.

My wife is 100% behind me and is willing to move where ever I get in. Me however, only wants to go to school in So Cal...because of the weather, my family and her family and mostly becauseof HER job.

Like you said, public school pays well and LAUSD is about the best place you can teach if making a living as a teacher is your goal (yes she teaches and auxillary period and teacher summer school and after she gets her master's she'll be at the top of the pay scale...but as it stands now shes gonna clear almost 70K). If she leaves the district for more than 2 years, she'll have to start at the bottom if she comes back.

So Im hoping i get into a So Cal school, preferably USC, because even though USC is expensive ($35K a year) Id rather pay the $10K-$20K a year premium for USC over an out of state private or an in state public than have her give up $20K+ and insane benifits just so I can go somewhere else.

As far as getting out of the inner city and into the burbs, my wife had the opportunity to kill her commute this year by taking a job in a lofty HS where we live (we live in Huntington Beach, Orange County CA...though we are not wealthy the area is) but instead opted to keep her job in a moderately inner-city school she commutes to now.

Yes, the kids at HB HS are probably tamer (in thier way) and more college oriented than where she teaches at now, but the parents of the kids here are INSANE. My girl just wants to teach...she will do what ever it takes to get a kid to learn, shes been voted most inspirational teacher at her school (though she had to call me a few times to come and pick up her car at work or just be present because she had to expell "bad ass" kids from her class and was threatened after she did so)...but its the politics she wants to avoid at all cost (weve been warned by teachers who do teach at HB about the politics).

So be warned...you might not be "threatened" on a daily basis like you are now at those inner-city schools, but the parents and administrators of those suburban schools will make your professional life hell. I guess it just depends...if you want to become a teacher because the pay is decent, you get great benifits and tons of vacation, then by all means do the suburban thing....if your goal is to teach, you might be better off in those inner city schools where the onyl thing you really have to deal with is the kids...not foo foo parents and shit head administrators.
 
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