March 20, 2006
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Topic: Spanish teaching
Just thinking outloud here…but, i have 0 idea what my next job will be, and on the whole, i’m a bit directionless. The job i want (study abroad advising) has no openings in my area.
So, the idea just hit me to spend time over the next few years becoming fluent in Spanish by spending some time in Latin America, somethign I was planning on doing already. But…add to that teaching experience (teaching eng. abroad), and perhaps find a program that would allow me to use this experience to become certified so that I could teach middle/high school Spanish.
I’m in the midst of a conversation w/ a prof. i once had about problems in education, and he brought up that teacher unions stifle innovation. I don’t know enough on the topic to respond, although one reason I’d love to teach is because of the union benefits. Steady employment, pension, and of course, summers off!
Plus, get to coach wrestling!!! That would make life complete.
to do:
start studying spanish, and thinking about how i might teach it
spend time in ’07 becoming fluent in spanish in latin america
contact friends who are currently teaching spanish, pick their brains
look into masters possibilities so i am certified to teach in public schools, use the opportunity to learn more about education in general
i can be in a classroom around fall of ’08…2+ years to get ready
Comments (2)
Public school teacher, eh? That’s brave. But you can always try to have one of your books be required for your course, thereby guaranteeing (sp?) sales.
do like an emerisan program somewhere…ive had many friends who have done it and they love it