Which degree is more marketable?

Question

To teach Spanish, which is more marketable, A Master's in Ed with certification in Spanish, or a Master's in Spanish?
I also have a Master's in Social Work and am trying to put all of my talents and interests together.

I know I need the M.Ed to teach in a middle/high school, but the Master's in Spanish appeals to me more. Will a middle/hs hire someone with just a Master's in Spanish if they go back and get certified later?

Also, which job is more in demand, middle/secondary Spanish teachers or Spanish professors/instructors?

Answer 1

You don't say whether you are fluent or to what degree you are fluent. If you are fluent. I would go with a Masters in Ed with an emphasis on language or you might look at a joint MED/MA spanish. You will be more marketable. You might also find it blend more with your MSW in terms of the doors it would open (ESL, ASL etc.).

As for the secondary or higher ed question. If you really want to teach in H.ED you will need a PhD. Even at the junior college it is inceasingly common to have a phd (some are even requiring it). Going for an MA with the hope of teaching in higher ed will get harder in the future. Does'nt mean you won't get some adjuct jobs, but it will be harder.

DA

Answer 2

The Master's in Ed. is going to make you well rounded and give you more options when teaching and possibly moving into administration. The specialization in Spanish is a much needed skill and icing on the cake.

Answer 3

Spanish teachers are a dime a dozen in this country. You would be marketable with a less common language.

As for which type of degree, many states are beginning to require a ed degree to teach in any public schools, including elementary. My mother in law is a high school teacher and Utah just recently changed it's laws about certifications. A fellow teacher at her school that had been teaching for 3 years and had a doctorate in Chemistry was fired because he did not have a degree in teaching.

I would suggest you decide where you want to teach and then contact that state about their particular regulations for teachers.

Answer 4

Any wealth that has human desire is marketable, with the help of marketable I mean that it rather is replaced into different varieties of wealth like income or money. Economics is a technology that has human desire. Any factor that people do no longer desire has no substitute fee and are not marketable. i'm attempting to make my view of economics (economics as learn of nature properties, composition, rules and type of human desire or in elementary words, chemistry of human need0 marketable. some how i'm no longer finding people accepting it. Will you settle for my perspectives?