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As I've previously written (other posts) I majored in math. The people that I know followed careers remarkably similar to those mentioned. A couple went to law school, one became a newspaper reporter and writer. Another became an insurance agent. I retired from the Army and worked for a credit union afterwards. The top student (that I knew) got into drugs, was in rehab off and on for years, worked at a 7-11 the last I heard. Another taught high school and eventually was principal.
Two people stayed in the field. One got his PhD in math, was at IBM for many years. The other was a pension actuary.
There were others but I've not kept up with them.
I'd bet what I saw (in math) is fairly typical though.
I got a ba in history back in 2005. I currently work as a teacher's aide making less than 13,000 a year. I'm the only aide at the school that has a bachelors. Go me.
I haven't made 30,000 salary either.
However, I'm using my position as a teacher's aide as a stepping stone. If it doesn't work out then I need to move on.
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ryhoyarbie, i don't know where you live, but you could become a certified teacher or work in non profit organizations
I got a generalist 4-8 certification back in 2009. Did the student teaching thing in the fall of 2009 at a middle school, wasn't recommended by the person I was assigned to, subbed for that school district and another school district, and now I'm working as an aide at an elementary school at the same district I did my student teaching at. Despite the low pay, I was determined to do this job for a year since I took it. The elementary school is in the same school district I went to as a kid, and I saw a lot of my former teachers who are now principals and assistant principals and handed them my resume at the job fair the had this moning. There were just too many people looking for teaching jobs and not enough jobs, and this particular school district I'm at has 5 high schools, 8 middle schools, and 31 elementary schools. The principal at the school I'm currently at was overwelmed with a lot of applicants after stopping by several times and seeing how things were going on his end.
But I am using the principal as a reference, so that helps too.
I haven't looked at non profits. I have been looking for other jobs outside of the school field since there are 4 more weeks before school ends for the summer. I'm not for sure what I can get if I applied for something that just required a college degree.
I got a generalist 4-8 certification back in 2009. Did the student teaching thing in the fall of 2009 at a middle school, wasn't recommended by the person I was assigned to, subbed for that school district and another school district, and now I'm working as an aide at an elementary school at the same district I did my student teaching at. Despite the low pay, I was determined to do this job for a year since I took it. The elementary school is in the same school district I went to as a kid, and I saw a lot of my former teachers who are now principals and assistant principals and handed them my resume at the job fair the had this moning. There were just too many people looking for teaching jobs and not enough jobs, and this particular school district I'm at has 5 high schools, 8 middle schools, and 31 elementary schools. The principal at the school I'm currently at was overwelmed with a lot of applicants after stopping by several times and seeing how things were going on his end.
But I am using the principal as a reference, so that helps too.
I haven't looked at non profits. I have been looking for other jobs outside of the school field since there are 4 more weeks before school ends for the summer. I'm not for sure what I can get if I applied for something that just required a college degree.
I live in the Dallas area since you asked.
So did you learn a foreign language? i know thats usually a requirement for a history degree, if you did and you get enough credit hours, you can teach spanish or french and those are critical needs areas
So did you learn a foreign language? i know thats usually a requirement for a history degree, if you did and you get enough credit hours, you can teach spanish or french and those are critical needs areas
I learned in back 8 years ago when I was in college. Forgot it all now since I never used it. There are no critical areas despite what places say. There's enough science teachers, math teachers, foreign language teachers out there looking for something.
I'm somewhat beyond my 20s and 30s, but let me assure you that media reports indicating that liberal arts degrees are worthless are categorically incorrect. I was an English major (tech writing minor) and with it have enjoyed a very successful career in the communications field. Through the years I've been a newspaper reporter for a local rag, public relations specialist for a non-profit, technical writer for a defense contractor, etc. About a decade ago I joined the federal government as a high-level media communications manager. It is highly unlikely that I will change careers or employers at this point .
The governor made a negative comment about taking Swahili classes at a state-funded institution according to the article. I think the State Department was looking for people who speak Swahili a couple of years ago. They still give bonus points to applicants who speak Swahili.
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