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I hope that all of you are doing well today.
I have a question that I would like your input on. I have decided that I want to be a math teacher either at a community college or in a high school setting. If I go the community college route I realize I will most likely need a masters degree and will probably try to teach high school while pursuing my masters degree in the evenings. I also have an interest in teaching biology but I have chosen math as my main subject. I'm now between my sophomore and junior years in college and I'm enrolled in a program to receive a BS in Secondary Education w/ an emphasis on mathematics. I have however been thinking of simply getting a BS in Mathematics and getting a minor in Secondary Education. I figured that in the long run if I decided that education wasn't for me the BS in Mathematics would be more marketable than a BS in Secondary Education and with either I could still become a teacher. What are your recommendations? I have had a couple of professors tell me to go with the BS in Mathematics and the minor in Secondary Education b/c many community colleges will only hire you part time to teach math if your degree is in education and not mathematics. Thx for you input my fellow CD members and have a good day.
The math degree would be better, but I'm speaking from the Texas perspective. Texas is trying to phase out education degrees. They prefer that teachers have a degree in the subject they're teaching. Also, Southern Association colleges require a master's degree in order to teach degree-level courses. Only technical, career training, continuing education, and special adult education programs (GED) are allowed to have instructors with a bachelor's or less.
From what I can see is if you want to be a teacher and be employed then that shouldn't be hard to do with a Edu degree. But it doesn't look like it would be hard with a Math degree either. Big difference I can see is the salary range for a Math degree could be significantly higher then a edu degree.
A BS in math is not very marketable. Go with the education degree.
Not true at all. I know my state is hurting for teachers with math degrees. Now you would have to take some additional classes to meet requirements to be a certified teacher in the state, but if you have a math, biology, or chemistry degree then you can find a job in a heartbeat. For non-teaching positions I might agree, but it depends on your focus. If you also minor in computer science then a math degree can be a good foot in the door. I actually prefer math majors over CS majors, as it shows they can handle more complex work. Too many people with CS degrees that learned only VB and SQL and call themselves programmers.
A BS in math is not very marketable. Go with the education degree.
This doesn't make any sense. I don't know all of the states' regulations, but one can teach with a math degree as long as he or she takes the required education courses. One can also get an alternative teacher certification outside of a degree program. This allows for more flexibility because the math degree can be used in education or another field. The education degree can really only be used for education. Most of the teacher shortages are for math and science anyway.
BS in math. Teaching degrees are worthless to students. My best high school math teacher has been a computer programmer turned teacher. Plus, you have a wider range of jobs to select from. Math majors are creme of the crop. Actuary positions, banking positions, computer programming etc. Math is the ultimate form of logic.
My 12 year old brother can finish a secondary education in math degree..in half the time.
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