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 Posted: Tue Jul 14, 2015 11:50 pm
Time for an update in my life, because I can!
So I'm goin' back to school, yet again, for another Master's degree, since the first one didn't help me at all for gettin' a job.
From my experiences as a substitute teacher, mainly takin' jobs for special education, I fell in love with working with students in the special education program, so I am not enrolled to begin my adventures in acquiring a Master's degree in Special Education.
My favorite school to sub for in Special Education has already hinted at the fact that they are waitin' for me to have a degree just so they can offer me a job as a Special Education teacher, which is awesome. I have also been approached at the same school with a possible opportunity to become a long term substitute teacher for a Special Education teacher leavin' on maternity leave, but that is still a bit up in the air. Either way, things are lookin' a lot more promisin', job wise.
The only worryin' bit is that I have had to refer to myself in female pronouns while subbin' thus far, and have acquired a well known and positive reputation for a lot of the schools in the county. This is good news, but also a bit worryin', since I am in the process of legally changin' my name and gender marker, and this county has a lot of people who can be a bit...old fashioned in their beliefs. Gonna probably rant about this fact later, but I'll have to deal with it in the near future, since I no longer come across as female, which confused quite a lot of students and teachers alike towards the end of the last school year.
Either way, goin' back to school, so WOO!
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Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:53 am
Degrees are great, but many employers want work experience...
It took me two years out of school to start getting regular work, and another two years after that to begin making enough to break the poverty line.
Relevant experience often makes up for a lack of a specific degree, so long as you have something as a baseline.
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Posted: Sun Jul 19, 2015 3:32 pm
KazeRin Degrees are great, but many employers want work experience... It took me two years out of school to start getting regular work, and another two years after that to begin making enough to break the poverty line. Relevant experience often makes up for a lack of a specific degree, so long as you have something as a baseline. Well, workin' as a substitute teacher has really helped me get my foot in the door, job wise. As mentioned, they've already hinted that they want to hire me as a teacher once I'm qualified to teach.
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