Which would be better.......?

Question

A career as a 1st or 2nd grade teacher or a psychologist?

I wanna be either of those two but im not sure which 1 I should pick, could I get either of those in 5 yrs?

Answer with most info gets the 10

Answer 1

psychologist......... they make a ton more money don't they?

Answer 2

If u want to... like jumping into the career and don't need too much money, you should choose 'teacher'. But if u have enough time and need money then u should be 'psychologist' (but u need to work much harder for that).

If u r a high school graduate or equivalent you could get any of this within four years, at most five.

Answer 3

A teacher would be a great career. I f you go with psycologist, then you are in scool alot longer, and you are listening to peoples problems all day every day. Can you handle that? A teacher is not paid as much as a psychologist, but it can be rewrding. they both have there ups and downs. It is your decision which you prefer. Good luck.

Answer 4

i would say child psychologist or guidance counselor...that way you could "study the mind" and still interact with children.

Both would require 4 years of college. I think it would be easier to get a job as a teacher, but psychologists make more money. Obviosly, a major in education is alot easier to get...

hope this helps

Answer 5

The teacher definitely. Why spend your days listings to other people miseries...they are all the same or all variations of the same theme. Kids on the other hand are so cute and say the funniest things...so honest...will tell you anything. You also get to meet lots of parents and have more friends being with a collection of other teachers, especially come budget time to vote on school issues. And later on in life you'll have contacts and friends. You will never see patients after they leave you and you'd probably never want to associate with them anyway.

Answer 6

To be a psychologist, you have to get your masters degree or even PhD to really practice. You only need a bachelors degree to be a 1st or 2nd grade teacher.

Answer 7

You should do both.

If you're teaching first and second grade, five days a week, 300 days a year, you are going to need a psychologist.

Just kidding...hehehe.

Actually, I teach sunday school, and I have to tell you that teaching is much harder than you think, but it can not be anything compared to working with people who are mentally ill. I would be a teacher, any day, over a psychologist.

Good luck!

Answer 8

You'd get more satisfaction as a school teacher...do you know how high the statistics are for suicide amongst psychologists?? From what I've heard it's very high...be a teacher...teachers are in big demand right now...you might make a difference...you know what to do.....right?

Answer 9

Well it depends on whether or not you want to make a lot of money. Teaching is a profession you go into because you love kids and are passionate about education. You don't make a lot of money at teaching. You could get a bachelor's degree in general ed or a bachelor's degree in Psychology in 4 years if you have a good academic counselor. Good Luck!

Answer 10

to be a phsycologist you will be in school until you are 31 if you start college at 18. First or second grade teacher you can be out by 22....take your pick. If you decide you want to go down the path of a physcology but don't want to spend so much time in school, you might want to consider beinga counselor.

Answer 11

The teacger, you can get easily in five years. In order to get a good job as a Psychologist, you need at the bare minimum a Masters, if not a Ph.D., which takes considerably longer.