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Post by bookaddict on Nov 6, 2006 19:51:29 GMT -5
What did you do after you finished your Bachelor's? I'm in the process of graduating and deciding if I want to finish with my B.A or taking another program.
Just wondering...
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Nov 6, 2006 19:54:47 GMT -5
I just graduated in May with my BA, and I moved and got a job. I'd like to get a masters someday, but I needed a break, and I want to be more sure of what I want to do with my life before I settle on what to get a masters in. If I like the business world I'll probably get an MBA, if I don't I'll get a masters in Library science and switch careers.
A big part was the break though, I was already getting burned out. I got so sick of having no free time......and I'm someone who LOVES school.
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 6, 2006 20:01:47 GMT -5
That's my problem. I love school...but looking are years ahead of me is hard to think about.
I'm contemplating teaching english to adults...which I can do with my B.A. It's a good salary and highly in demand. It's not exactly what I wanted, but it's pretty close. I wanted to teach highschool. But adults might be a better idea because there's less drama involved.
I was thinking of doing another program to teach english as a second language, it would certify me to teach in elementry an highschool. Essentiall i'd be doing the same thing but it's with a different group of people.
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Post by zeldafitzgerald on Nov 6, 2006 20:14:09 GMT -5
It seems like it would be tough to teach high schoolers right out of college. I think it'd be really fun to teach high schoolers, but I would want to be a little older. You'd have a little more respect from them I think. Adults are different, because even if they're older than you, they usually have respect for the teacher and actually want to learn.
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 6, 2006 20:19:39 GMT -5
That's what i think. It's weird because I was looking at a few more years of school, and all of a sudden i can soon be out in the workforce it's scary.
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Post by Isa on Nov 6, 2006 21:32:49 GMT -5
I went on to get my Master's degree after I finished my B.A. It had always been my plan and I stuck to it. The cool thing is I got to be a T.A. while I was doing my degree so I taught poetry to B.A. students, which was an awesome job but very demanding as I didn't have that much more experience than they did. That's why I decided not to go on to complete a Ph.D. right away... and now I'm really starting to wonder if I'll ever do it because I really like the job I have now.
While I was doing my B.A. I also taught summer classes at my hometown high school - it turned out to be a great experience! I was only 21 and pretty much still looked like a kid (well, to be honest, I still look like a kid) so I wasn't too sure how that would fly with teenagers but it really worked out well. I don't think being older would have made any difference - with high school kids, you have to earn their respect, you can't try to force it on them. I think you have to try and relate to what they're going through and take them seriously - they're not children anymore. Even if they might act immature sometimes, they have to deal with issues that even adults would have a hard time dealing with... So all this to say that if I had to choose between teaching adults and teaching high school, I'd probably pick high school. It might be more challenging but I think there are more rewards in the end.
And now I'm really worried that I might have confused you even more instead of helping you out!
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 6, 2006 23:28:10 GMT -5
Now you haven't.... I think i'm going to look into teaching adults. I'm getting excited about it.
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Post by Isa on Nov 7, 2006 6:54:33 GMT -5
Feeling excited about something is always a good sign! And you can always go back to get another degree later on if you want to.
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 7, 2006 7:20:22 GMT -5
Well i've found these great TESL schools in Montreal that would certify me in 5 weeks. If I would stay at my university it's 2 extra years. It's the same certification...it keeps looking better.
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Post by Isa on Nov 7, 2006 8:22:34 GMT -5
Only 5 weeks? Then you should definitely give it a try - even if it turns out you don't like it, it's not like you've made a long commitment or invested a lot of money.
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Post by Kristie on Nov 7, 2006 8:47:39 GMT -5
i'm in my first semester of school, but i'm in the program that will some day make me a jr or sr high school history teacher. i don't want to teach little little kids because i really don't have the patience. plus i would like to go more in depth, not just give the basics like i would need to with younger kids. i know it'll be a bit tough teacher high schoolers right out of college because i'm only a few years older than they are and they may not view me as an authority figure. i don't have to have my masters to teach, i have so many years before i need it while teaching and sometimes where you work will pay for part of it. but maybe i won't teach until i have my masters. that way i'll be a bit older and therefore older than the students.
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Post by Bina on Nov 7, 2006 9:45:25 GMT -5
I only just started my Ba studies but I´m pretty sure I´ll do the Ma because the whole thing is new in Germany and people still think that the Bachelor is not as good as the old diplomas. After school I took a year off to decide which way I wanted to go so I hope I´ll stay on track. I´m considering getting the masters in Canada or the US if I have the money.
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Post by Isa on Nov 7, 2006 17:17:40 GMT -5
I guess it would be cheaper to do it in Canada?
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Post by Kristie on Nov 7, 2006 17:24:16 GMT -5
how much does a year's tuition and board cost (in US dollars if you can) in Canada? I'm pretty sure that the school I'm attending costs around $14,000 a year, but I don't live on campus, so I only pay about half of that for tuition and fees and such.
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Post by bookaddict on Nov 7, 2006 17:42:51 GMT -5
My school is completly funded through Native Affairs... Quebec has the cheapest education in Canada. My tuition for 5 classes a semester is around 1 200$ Canadian. I also don't live on campus...so i'm not sure about that.
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