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Originally posted by valkyrie
Have you ever thought about teaching? Some school districts have a hard time finding science and math teachers and offer alternative certification programs.
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As someone who went into teaching without ever having the intention to do so, and it worked out, good idea. I love my job and I fell into it by chance while working on my master's degree and couldn't be happier. I, however, am not in the majority.
However, as someone who deals with teachers who went into teaching because they had nothing else to do with their degree, what you said kind of makes me cringe. If you are really into your major you can't always hack it teaching high school...there's a lot of classroom management and stuff that college profs don't think have to think about. If you're passionate about your research, teach at a college.
Not all students are nuts about what you like. Case in point, I love French - the lit, music, poetry, culture, etc...not all of my students have that love, but I try to at least open their minds to something new. Will any of them be French majors? Maybe a couple here and there...do I try and make it fun and useful- absolutely. Can it drive me and the students crazy? - absolutely.
Teaching is really something you have to love if you want to be happy and not just doing a job to get vacation. I see too many of my colleagues doing a crap job because they really don't love it or the kids. Who suffers? The person? yeah in a way, the hours suck, lessons don't plan themselves and tests don't grade themselves. The students are really affected bya non passionate teacher because they are trying to learn from someone who doesn't really have their heart in it. Teaching is not a job that just anyone can do, and "real" teachers will all agree here.
I'll get off my soapbox now.
ETA: Jubliance - have you thought about trying to find work in crime labs? Just wondering. My cousin is the technical director for a major crime lab and her background was bio and chem. She also has a Master's in Forensics with DNA, but hey, you never know.
