Contemplation

March 11, 2009 in real life

So … I have a choice of going into Elementary Education, or Secondary Education in English. I’m not sure which one I want to do yet. So I’d kinda like to weigh it out in writing … advice is welcome, but not expected.

Elementary Education

Pro

• I can get with an age group I would probably like to work with.
• Better (read: later) start time.
• Easier to plan stuff?

Con

• Elementary teachers, according to the person I spoke with at the Uni, are not as in demand in this area as secondary teachers.
• Parent drama.
• Ten prerequisite classes to take.

Secondary Education – English

Pro

• I like the idea of being the Cool Geeky Teacher ™.
• Only five prerequisite classes to take as opposed to ten.
• I can assign all sorts of my favorite works of lit for the kids to read!
• Secondary Education teachers are more in demand here.

Con

• Not sure about the age group. Never really worked with that age group before, and I’m not sure how well I could handle their mouthiness.
• A different kind of parent drama?
• Earlier start time. (NB: I hate getting up early, OTOH an earlier start time also could be a pro, cos it means earlier end time!)
• Will have to brush up on all the parts of speech and stuff.
• Secondary Education English teachers are still not as in demand as Secondary Science or Math teachers.