The info: I'm a Junior in college now and prepared to get my Bachelor's Degree, but my school has this special program where I can stay for an extra year and get my Master's Degree. I want to teach Social Studies in High School.
The dilemma: If I get the MA, I'm afraid schools will tell me I'm "overqualified" and won't want to hire me because they'd have to pay me more right from the start, when they can pay a teacher with a BA less to do the same thing. BUT if I get the MA, they might see me as better than all the teachers that only got a BA and would be more willing to hire me, assuming I'm going to be a better teacher.
Other dilemma: If I do get a job with the BA, I'm afraid they'll be quick to let me go if I don't do a good enough job because there's teachers with BAs everywhere, I'm no one special. BUT if I have the MA, they also might have higher expectations for me, and let me go if I don't live up to them and assume they could pay someone with a BA to do the same thing.
2006-11-05
08:16:53
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chica_zarca
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