they will hire you. That is what I heard when I went back to school. Get your degree and you will find a career. Not a job. I have 2 of those. I want a career. And so, after much debate I decided to teach for multiple reasons, not one of which was the fact that you get summers off. I chose teaching because: 1. I like learning and as a teacher you continue to learn as you teach. 2. The AHA moments are worth the work. You know the ones I mean. When someone has no clue and suddenly their face lights up and they go AHA, I get it!!! 3. I am good at teaching. I can tie together multiple subjects and incorporate literature into a lesson and make it relevant. How many of your teachers did that on a regular basis? Sad to say, not many of mine could. And so...here I sit degree in hand. Now, I will grant you that my degree is in Liberal Studies and not Education. However, I enrolled immediately in Tarleton State University's TMATE program and have passed 3 content area tests with ease. So, I am perfectly capable of teaching 4-8 and 8-12 ELAR (English Language Arts Reading) and 4-8 Generalist (Which means anything in those grades). And yet do I have a position? The answer is a resounding NO!!! For those of you who are unfamiliar with the TMATE program it is a Master level education prep. program where I take classes with professors (in person mind you) just like a regular teaching program. I simply do not have student teaching experience. That is the difference.
And so...here I am half-way through with my Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with no teaching job. Therefore, I have what I have come to call Classroom ENVY. This blog will be my way of sharing what I learn, how I cope, what I want, and hopefully how I maintain my sense of humor and sanity throughout the process. Wish me luck. Those of you who know me know that I am slightly off kilter as it is. I mean who corrects strangers grammar and reads anything from Army field manuals to Shakespeare? Oh right, that would be me.
Thank you for sharing this with us! I know you'll be an excellent teacher. You may not have classroom experience, but "Mommy" is the best school ever, you are a life teacher to your kids. That's experience worth more than it's weight in gold.
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