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Post subject: Untraditional College Woes Posted: Jan 13th, '24, 20:52 |
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So, I'm about to graduate college with my BA in English, and I'm super stoked for that. I can't tell if my mom will actually bring me to my commencement ceremony. She gets mad at me at random for stuff that stresses her out without me knowing because I guess she expects me to read her mind. Anyway, yesterday I told her that I intended to get my masters degree started very soon after I graduate with my BA because I need an MA to get the job that I want. I live with my mom right now, because I have a toddler and stuff is super expensive to rent. I don't think they'll rent to me on my first year as a public educator, so I'll have to still live here until that happens. I want to teach English as a second language or something similar in college, which requires that I have an MA. I'd also like to get a PhD in English as a second language learning.
So long story short, I had an argument with my mom yesterday because she told me that I wasn't allowed to get my master's degree until I moved out of her house because my BA stressed her out while I was getting it.
Jokes on her, I'm going to get my MA while I'm living here if she likes it or not. She doesn't have to like it at all.
I have a feeling that when the graduate financial aid checks come in that her attitude will drastically change.
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Post subject: Re: Untraditional College Woes Posted: Jan 14th, '24, 10:01 |
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Post subject: Re: Untraditional College Woes Posted: Jan 14th, '24, 23:44 |
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Sunlight wrote: ↑Jan 14th, '24, 10:01
Oh, where do you live? Where I am, you only need a certificate in order to teach EAL/ESL. You only need a master's if you plan on going into public school to teach school-aged children. Or is that why you need an MA?
Well, I need the MA for a number of reasons. Where I'm from you have to be licensed to teach public school (preK, K-12) which I plan on doing for a little bit. My masters degree is required to teach college classes, which is what I really want to do.
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Post subject: Re: Untraditional College Woes Posted: Jan 15th, '24, 12:31 |
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