What should Sarky be when he grows up?

[Sarkhaan]

Alright...I'll attempt to make this thread two-fold: advice, and discussion.

I'm moving to California in 8 months. This is wonderful. The problem is this: I do not have my education certification in California, and therefore will likely be yet another year (or two...or three) behind in my chosen profession. So my next best bet? Getting my masters!

The options:
Reading specialist: this is a subdivision of special education. It would give me a huge edge in finding education jobs, but is the absolute last thing I want to study. Good career, bad satisfaction.
American literature: this would provide me with a stronger backing in English (my current focus) and could allow me to teach in some colleges. It definitely interests me, and would help with my career, but keeps me going in one track...is that a good thing?
Biology: I'm not sure exactly what type of biology, but I've always loved it, and would like to have new angles from which to view the world. Science teacher positions are more in demand, and has the benefit of private sector demand.
Law: I like studying law...I just don't know if I'd like cleaning up other peoples' messes.

So...what should I do?

And, to provide further discussion, do you have a masters? If yes, in what? Is it related to your bachelors/job? Why did you get it? If you are too young for masters, apply these questions to your bachelors/focus of study



Aaaaaaaaaaaand....go.

[Maurepas]

Personally, Id go for AmLit, because that interests me...the rest dont,

Im still trying to get my prerequisites done so I can go to Uni and get my Teaching degree in History...

[Yootopia]

American literature: this would provide me with a stronger backing in English (my current focus) and could allow me to teach in some colleges. It definitely interests me, and would help with my career, but keeps me going in one track...is that a good thing?

Unless all the great American books get burnt, yes (if they do all get burnt, then perhaps even more so).

[Sarkhaan]

Personally, Id go for AmLit, because that interests me...the rest dont,

Im still trying to get my prerequisites done so I can go to Uni and get my Teaching degree in History...

I considered history because I like it and am really pretty good at it...but it sort of keeps me in the category of "screwed"...history and English are both not particularly in demand...at least not around here and not in the current job market. Fuckers.

[Saige Dragon]

Avoid growing up? Then the answer to these question is really easy... "I don't wanna".

[Vedrenheim]

California sucks bro.

Trust me. I live here.

We have good Weed, though.

[Maurepas]

Personally, Id go for AmLit, because that interests me...the rest dont,

Im still trying to get my prerequisites done so I can go to Uni and get my Teaching degree in History...

I considered history because I like it and am really pretty good at it...but it sort of keeps me in the category of "screwed"...history and English are both not particularly in demand...at least not around here and not in the current job market. Fuckers.

Teachers regardless of type were in demand here heavily....like the rest of the job market, it is kind of stagnating....


At least I didnt go for that Nursing Degree, RNs are on a freeze across the board, alot of people got screwed....

[Lunatic Goofballs]

It's a shame there isn't a career field for Literary Legal Biology.

[Capitalistliberals]

California sucks bro.

Trust me. I live here.

We have good Weed, though.

The first and third line are mutually exclusive.

[DogDoo 7]

just be a monkey of moderate intelligence who wears a suit.

go to business school

[Sarkhaan]

Avoid growing up? Then the answer to these question is really easy... "I don't wanna".

The English teacher in me elects to use "I would prefer not to" (yes, I am a nerd. I know). But yeah, moving out to Cali is sort of one way of not growing up. Particularly if my last week is any indication of what I am in for in the coming year(s).

[NERVUN]

My MA is in Counseling & Educational Psychology with emphasis in Information Technologies in Education. Which pretty much means I use computers when I teach sometimes.

It makes great alphabet soup and it SOUNDS impressive.

[The Romulan Republic]

Alright...I'll attempt to make this thread two-fold: advice, and discussion.

I'm moving to California in 8 months. This is wonderful. The problem is this: I do not have my education certification in California, and therefore will likely be yet another year (or two...or three) behind in my chosen profession. So my next best bet? Getting my masters!

The options:
Reading specialist: this is a subdivision of special education. It would give me a huge edge in finding education jobs, but is the absolute last thing I want to study. Good career, bad satisfaction.
American literature: this would provide me with a stronger backing in English (my current focus) and could allow me to teach in some colleges. It definitely interests me, and would help with my career, but keeps me going in one track...is that a good thing?
Biology: I'm not sure exactly what type of biology, but I've always loved it, and would like to have new angles from which to view the world. Science teacher positions are more in demand, and has the benefit of private sector demand.
Law: I like studying law...I just don't know if I'd like cleaning up other peoples' messes.

So...what should I do?

And, to provide further discussion, do you have a masters? If yes, in what? Is it related to your bachelors/job? Why did you get it? If you are too young for masters, apply these questions to your bachelors/focus of study



Aaaaaaaaaaaand....go.

Any of these have the potential to lead to both socially worthwhile and financially profitable careers. My gut feeling is that their will be more job opportunities available if you go with law or biology, but my advice would be to do a lot of research and make up your own mind. Right now I'm agonizing over similar choices, and can't even make up my mind about my own life, and I'm certainly in no position to advise anyone else on such a subject, nor would I presume to do so.

[Muravyets]

I vote AmLit, too. It will support your career. It will likely open up more intellectual/academic paths than you expect.

Law would be a second choice, but mostly for intellectual training. However, you don't plan to practice law, do you? Going for a law degree is very expensive and very time consuming, so if you're not planning to become an attorney, I'm not sure it would be worth the investment.

Most of the non-biologists I know who got a degree in biology, got it in micro-biology, which they told me is actually mostly statistics and is quite dull.

I do not have a masters and if I did have one it would not be related to my career. I do not believe that arts degrees are actually good for artists or art. I would (and may yet someday in my old age) go for something in literature or history.

[Sarkhaan]

It's a shame there isn't a career field for Literary Legal Biology.

It's something that I've toyed with, actually. Many small schools need teachers for partial jobs (.4 English, .6 bio, etc). I've always loved doing interdisciplinary units, and studying bio or law couldn't hurt that...the only problem with law is that it is damned expensive to study and become a teacher.

[Nadkor]

President of the French Republic.

They like their Sarkys, do the French*.



*Feel free to show an opinion poll showing otherwise.

[Maurepas]

just be a monkey of moderate intelligence who wears a suit.

go to business school

[Free Soviets]

screw all that. archaeologist. it was the first thing i wanted to be when i was little, and we are basically the same person, so it must be good for you too. and i was just cruising the federal gov jobs, where they have a bunch of fairly well-paying openings for it.

also, i have a masters in philosophy. been working out well enough so far, in that it bumped me up a pay grade for TAing now.

[Vedrenheim]

California sucks bro.

Trust me. I live here.

We have good Weed, though.

The first and third line are mutually exclusive.

Afghanistan has good Weed also, but you would argue that you would not want to live there as well, because it sucks, no?

[Disco Tetris]

Just get on an established reality show, or make a sex tape and then get your own reality show. I always assumed that was how everyone made a living in California.

But seriously, I majored in Art History, so parent's basement, here I come. Do the reading thing and get a career.

[Neu Leonstein]

Economics? Seems to me there are few good teachers in that.

[Vedrenheim]

Just get on an established reality show, or make a sex tape and then get your own reality show. I always assumed that was how everyone made a living in California.

No. We make our living by working at Del Taco or In N Out.

[Wallonochia]

Out of those it sounds like American lit would suit you the best. Of course, it depends on what you're looking for from a job, economic success or job satisfaction because rarely do they occur at the same time.

I really wouldn't worry about being "behind" in your career, I'm 27 and just now finishing my Bachelors because I spent several years in the US military. I realized a while ago that I'm not trying to stay "with" anyone and that I've still got a lot of years ahead of me to be a working stiff.

I intend on pursuing a Masters (possibly a Doctorate, we'll see) although I'm not 100% sure what in. My Bachelors will be a BA in French and my tentative plan is to get my Masters in French but I'm also studying Breton on the side and really enjoying it. This fall I'm moving to Brittany to teach English for a while (hopefully a couple of years) so I'm going to see if I can get in on some Breton classes and perhaps pursue that as an area of study.

edit:

*Feel free to show an opinion poll showing otherwise.

I wish I could

[Greed and Death]

Alright...I'll attempt to make this thread two-fold: advice, and discussion.

I'm moving to California in 8 months. This is wonderful. The problem is this: I do not have my education certification in California, and therefore will likely be yet another year (or two...or three) behind in my chosen profession. So my next best bet? Getting my masters!

The options:
Reading specialist: this is a subdivision of special education. It would give me a huge edge in finding education jobs, but is the absolute last thing I want to study. Good career, bad satisfaction.
American literature: this would provide me with a stronger backing in English (my current focus) and could allow me to teach in some colleges. It definitely interests me, and would help with my career, but keeps me going in one track...is that a good thing?
Biology: I'm not sure exactly what type of biology, but I've always loved it, and would like to have new angles from which to view the world. Science teacher positions are more in demand, and has the benefit of private sector demand.
Law: I like studying law...I just don't know if I'd like cleaning up other peoples' messes.

So...what should I do?

And, to provide further discussion, do you have a masters? If yes, in what? Is it related to your bachelors/job? Why did you get it? If you are too young for masters, apply these questions to your bachelors/focus of study



Aaaaaaaaaaaand....go.

Reading specialist. Screw how good the job is, if you don't enjoy it fuck it. So no to the first.

American Lit. maybe. Here is the thing, Focusing is good, but you sound like you are not certain that's what you want to focus on.

Biology. I think this is the one for you. You want to broaden your skill set more than focus on one set path.

Law, It seems like you want to teach. If you want to teach be a teacher, not a lawyer.

[Muravyets]

Just get on an established reality show, or make a sex tape and then get your own reality show. I always assumed that was how everyone made a living in California.

No. We make our living by working at Del Taco or In N Out.

In N Out is not a sex show?