What else can you do with a teaching degree?

Question

What are other career paths that you can do with a masters in teaching should you decide that the field isn't for you?

BTW I have a B.A in English, I will have a MAT in teaching and dual licensure in Social Studies and Comm Arts/Lit. Additionally I have taken some Graduate Coursework in IT and Business. I want to teach but I am an "options" kind of guy. I like to have a 180 degree perspective.

Answer 1

Many former teachers move into corporate training and development, educational sales, and management. Some like teaching kids but don't like the public system - they move to private schools or even consultancy. Supplemental education services are big right now in some places.

If your master's is in teaching/education and not in your content area then you have somewhat limited options available based on that degree. While an MAT or MEd is useful to a secondary teacher, it doesn't usually qualify a post-secondary teacher in a content area. That said, an MA or MSc in the content area will get a public school classroom teacher the same pay raise while allowing more options. It's very often the case, except for administrators, that the content MA or MSc is the better choice.

And, of course, you could always go back to school and get another master's or even your doctorate and move to a new field.

Answer 2

Your degree represents someone that can follow through with something difficult. You can take your degree and parlay it into most other fields.

Many companies don't care what your degree is in, just that you have one. You work experience speaks louder than anything. If you take a lower paying job in a field you like, later you'll be able to move up in that company because you have the experience as well as a degree to back you up. Moving into management is easier because of the degree, but the experience cancels what the degree was originally for.

Answer 3

Besides what ... ? Are you teaching now, or are you having 'buyer's remorse' 'cuz it's close to graduation and you'll have to do what you've (ostensibly) been trained to do ... Look, if the classroom doesn't work out, there's always industry ... they're always looking for people to explain their 'corporate construct' of stuff like 'Why reduced medical benefits will benefit our co-workers' or 'We'd like to give you a raise, but you're at the top of your pay scale now' ... You know, all the bullshit stuff that they're too chicken to do face-to-face ... Talk to the HR people at most major corporations - they LOVE to find people to take heat for 'em ... 'course, you'll just be in a classroom with better airconditioning - the students will still be hostile ... they just have an 'employee manual' that tells 'em they can't throw stuff when they don't like the lesson ...

Answer 4

Since you are getting a masters in teaching, I presume that you have a bachelors in either another field, or teaching as well. If you have a bachelors in another field, you can go find a job in that field. The masters will be a plus, because it will make you look like a people person to corporate recruiters.

Answer 5

School Principal

Answer 6

doctor