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Pennsylvania Teachers Chatboard TOP POSTS ALL POSTS SUBMIT POST Search Teachers.Net Advanced You're on the... Pennsylvania Teachers Chatboard top posts | all posts | submit post Make Pennsylvania Teachers a Favorite! We also recommend... Pennsylvania Teacher Mailring Lesson Plans • Math • Language Arts • Science • Social Studies • Music • Art & Crafts • Phys Ed • Other Teacher Chatboards • latest posts • by subject • by grade level • by state • all chatboards • language arts center • technology center • foreign language center • hot topics • interest groups Teaching Jobs Classroom Projects Teacher Mailrings Teachers.Net Gazette • Current Issue • Harry Wong Column • Teacher Classified Ads • Classroom Printables next post skip topic Print | Share | Report Post Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa. Posted by Col on 8/30/08 I am going to have a dual major. El Ed and Special Ed K-12. I was on the fence between El Ed and Social Studies. I am a history, geography, econ nerd! Ha! However, every advisor and prof I spoke with my first two years turned me away from pursuing Social Studies. They said it is mostly occupied by males that are coaches. The only coaching I have under my belt is the elementary age cheerleaders in my town. Col On 8/29/08, am wrote: > I'd consider hiring you if you were well versed in the > curricular trends in our district. Actually, I'm surprised > your prof thought you'd have an easier time in elementary ed. > Isn't that field saturated? > > > > On 8/29/08, col wrote: >> After staying at home to raise my four children I went >> back to college almost three years ago. I am about to >> begin my student teaching and I have become VERY worried >> about finding a teaching position. I am going to be >> certified in El Ed. I really wanted to teach Sec. Ed. >> History, but my prof's talked me out of it. Same things >> that are posted here that my prof's told me. A very highly >> saturated area, mostly for coaches ect.. >> Now that my time has come to begin teaching next year I am >> starting to worry that I will not find a position. >> My GPA is a 3.7 and I have been a Sunday school teacher >> for the past 5 years. I also have been VERY active in my >> children's school. >> My prof's tell me that because of my age ( I am wiser), >> and my sunday school teaching that it will give me an >> edge. Is this true? >> I'm not a young kid entering the field so I am starting to >> get nervous. RESPOND TO THIS POST START A NEW THREAD RETURN TO CHATBOARD Posts on this thread, including this one 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 8/29/08, by col. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 8/29/08, by One who knowa. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 8/29/08, by am. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 8/29/08, by who's calling 44 years old???. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 8/30/08, by Col. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 8/30/08, by col. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 8/30/08, by teacher. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 8/31/08, by This situation.... Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 9/01/08, by one who knowa. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 9/01/08, by Me too. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 9/01/08, by This situation.... Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 9/02/08, by a male teacher. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 9/02/08, by Another older-at-the-start teacher. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 9/02/08, by another thought. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 9/03/08, by COL. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 9/09/08, by Just Curious. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 9/09/08, by COL. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 9/09/08, by Just Curious. Re: 44 yr. old just entering the teaching field in Pa., 9/10/08, by col. Re: To just curious, 9/10/08, by from one teacher to another. Re: To just curious, 9/19/08, by Just Curious.

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