in am intersted in 2 certain careers but i dont know which one to decide. I am interested in nursing but i also would love to teach english? Do you have any suggestions?
2006-12-30 06:49:37 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
both are good, but any town in any state in the country will always have a need for a nurse, theres only so many spots for english teachers.
i bet you can guess which one pays better too. not that money is everything, but it makes things go smoother.
2006-12-30 06:57:55 · answer #1 · answered by hellion210 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
They are 2 totally different lifestyles. If you become a school teacher teaching English you will have a steady 8 to 4 job. Work for only 9 months and enjoy a steady income for 12 months working with little kids. It will be very hard to have a good career in any other position than being a public school teacher. The salaries are not that great but are decent in most states. Every state is different.
On the other hand if you become a nurse you will be dealing with sick people day and night. Your job rotates. It means your timings generally change all the time. Sometimes it starts late night. However, you will always have a job, generally. Most of the time you will also have overtime pay. There is a great need for your work but your life will be so different serving sick people all the time.
2006-12-30 07:01:18 · answer #2 · answered by Sam P 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
depends on where you want to teach english. If you want to teach in highschool thats probably fine, higher education jobs in english teaching are much harder to get because there is a lot of competition. Teaching english in foreign countries is also a good opportunity but you don't always get paid very much by US standards, since you're usually getting paid local wages, and if thats in the Czech Republic or Estonia for example, thats about 600 dollars a month. I have friends that have done that there and in Taiwan, and now in Tunisia.
I would go into nursing, because I think the science is much more interesting to work with and the english I can do for pleasure. You could always do both. Good luck.
2006-12-30 07:01:17 · answer #3 · answered by Hans B 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nursing. It's more active and you will keep fitter. Teaching English you'll be sitting down a lot, and in the evenings marking. Another reason is this: when you leave the nursing job at the end of the working day, you walk away from your work. As a teacher, you'll be carrying a big pile of marking with you to do in the evening. It's a no brainer !
2006-12-30 09:58:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, like the above person stated, do both. I would major in nursing and minor in English. That way you can get the nursing license and be able to get a job anywhere. And if you decide you really want to teach English, you'll have taken enough hours of English to do an alternative certification program.
2006-12-30 06:55:59 · answer #5 · answered by Smoky 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
In nursing, you get to take care of patients. In teaching English you get to influence a new generation of kids.
Depends on how tough you are to work through it all.
In nursing you may meet arguable patients and doctors alike, you need to take care of icky things that people won't normally touch even for tons of money and you will need a strong stomach to keep breakfast, lunch and supper in.
In teaching English, you will drive yourself crazy with grammar and sentence structures, you will get a laugh or even cry over a student's misuse of the language or you will be driven silly by the change in syllabus year after year.
In the end, it depends on how you want to see yourself in the next 10 to 20 years. Picture that vision in your head. Which outfit would make you look nicer? Ha! kidding. but really, picture that vision in your head and you will see the answer. Or you can keep reading everyone else's answers.
2006-12-30 18:24:52 · answer #6 · answered by Gnisy 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nursing please and thank you. We need your help so very much. We are an aging population and there are so many professional opportunities for you in this industry.
English teachers are not being devalued by this comment - we need them equally.
This being said - go with where you have the greatest passion to make a difference as this is where you will excel.
Good luck.
P.S. Perhaps you can find a mentor in each of these disciplines and then be exposed to what these vocations really entail...just a thought.
2006-12-30 06:55:55 · answer #7 · answered by D N 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
study nursing, but take a gap year in teaching english abroad that way you can decide what suits you best.
p.s holidays are better for teachers and they are in demand too! but also nurses are in demand but its a tough job. Take the gap year to help you decide.
2006-12-30 08:37:41 · answer #8 · answered by janeysmithster 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask the headteacher in an inner city school if you can have a weeks work experience there. (This is the type of school you would probably start in). After that I think you would choose nursing, a job you would be more valued in.
2006-12-30 12:29:05 · answer #9 · answered by crock 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-16 22:28:19 · answer #10 · answered by banegas 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋