OT: Making a career change

[Chin Diesel]

I will come at this from a different angle. Have you thought about getting into training in a corporate environment? Companies often have recruiting programs that bring classes of college grads into a 6-8 week type onboarding program so you would block out curriculum and facilitate the classes. Or, some departments have dedicated training specialists to provide training to tenured employees. Updates, advanced skills, areas that need training because of failed/poor metric or specific performance items.

I know you said you wanted out of teaching, but these types of training roles are different than the every day classroom setting. And they pay pretty well.

 

[the Q]

Random thought/question, and dont want to sidetrack the OPs thread, are MBAs still worth pursuing in this day and age?

Who’s paying for it?

 

[Letsgohuskies11]

Who’s paying for it?

Good question, if it's the company, i think its worth it. If it's you then no.

 

[the Q]

Good question, if it's the company, i think its worth it. If it's you then no.

Unless it’s a top 10ish mba program. This.


It also applies to top 14ish law schools (for the most part)

 

[UConn3432]

I would not mind teaching or training adults, actually. I would at least consider it.

Yes! I just feel so drained after a week in the classroom I literally just sleep and rest. That is one of the reasons I want to leave the field. Not even the physical aspect, but mentally and emotionally I am so drained.


I admit, I can be a little awkward in front of parents sometimes. It depends on the parent. I feel like some of them come to parent/teacher meetings just to play the blame game. I struggle with those sometimes.

No, that isn't me...but ok? (I am actully greatly against any wall). Not sure what that has to do with my topic though.


Honestly, I am probably a B1 level at this point in Spanish. I can probably utilize about 2000 to 2500 words to make basic and intermediate type comments and responses. I would require quite a bit of work to get up to B2

OT: - My Uconn wall of 1999.

You're the wall guy. You'll always be the wall guy.

 

[Travelman6]

OT: - My Uconn wall of 1999.

You're the wall guy. You'll always be the wall guy.

Ahhh, clearly I need a career where being dense is not an issue! Haha

 

[J187Money]

Random thought/question, and dont want to sidetrack the OPs thread, are MBAs still worth pursuing in this day and age?

I would say yes - but only with a plan and only once you have enough work experience to make them worth it. So much of getting an MBA is learning from the other people in the program and not just the curriculum.

 

[Chin Diesel]

I would say yes - but only with a plan and only once you have enough work experience to make them worth it. So much of getting an MBA is learning from the other people in the program and not just the curriculum.

And the networking opportunities.

Start it a bit later and the people you meet have better contacts.

 

[Guapo]

I remember from a similar previous thread that @BlueandOG works in the education field. Maybe he could be of some help?

 

[BigErnMcCracken]

Unless it’s a top 10ish mba program. This.


It also applies to top 14ish law schools (for the most part)

I would say Top 14 is too generous.

 

[NatiHuskiFan]

It’s in the same realm as teaching but would involve going back to school..... but have you ever checked out speech language pathology? You would have to go back to school for a masters degree, but most graduate programs have some form of graduate assistantships, etc to cover the cost. I came in to the field as a non-traditional student (psychology undergrad) and it has been the best decision I’ve ever made. It can pay quite well to be a “travel” therapist if you are looking to travel abroad or to have experience living in different parts of the United States. I personally took a job with a tiny non-profit on Maui for 3 years before moving back to the mainland. It was incredible to say the least.

 

[temery]

English, science and math in upper primary. I have some experience teaching social studies and world history/civilizations as well. I also have some experience with middle school students.

The funny thing is, I went to university and got a sociology degree. It was not until my last semester that I realized, at least at the time, that I actually wanted to teach. I had to do an internship for a senior level UNI course and worked with some international kids at an after school program and loved it. Of course it was too late to change my major and I did not have the money to go back to school for a masters in education but I wanted to be in the classroom. This was an issue because obviously I did not have the credentials to teach in the US and I was only 22 so I looked abroad where requirements are, well, lower. I found a job in China and got 18 months of experience and came back to the USA after those 18 months. Ever since that point that job in China has been a major attraction for employers when they look at my resume. I got a job at a great Pre-k in Washington DC for two years and have worked at international schools (IB) as an upper primary teacher since that point in Colombia, Guatemala and Mexico.

A former coworker of mine left teaching to write and proof technical manuals and assembly instructions. She was an elementary English and science teacher, same as you.

 

[BlueandOG]

Try taking this quick personality test. It can provide some useful info.

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[District-Husky]

Are you still teaching in the District? If so you have a plethora of non-profits to look at. And how about the State Department?

 

[tomtom80]

I think most people end up with multiple careers throughout their life. I started out as a CPA after two years couldn’t stand it any longer and switced to something different- accounting software implementations. But I think the key is to look for something in an adjacent space to leverage your skills or interests. There must’ve been something there initially with teaching that drew you there. Maybe it’s the age group you’re teaching. The subject you’re teaching. Maybe you should think about something in research. Or instead of teaching something academic teach something like skiIng. Who knows. You got a long career ahead of yourself experiment, dabble, remember nothing is permanent

Good luck

 

[Chin Diesel]

There are a bunch of these out there to fill in the blanks but this is a good starter.

 

[BlueDogs]

Never jump off a cliff without a plan to land. Your best bet is decide what interests you then start taking some courses to exposure and build skills. If you are a math oriented person as it seems, you might go get your masters in Data Analytics. There are a ton of jobs requiring this skill ranging from marketing, finance to AI.

 

[storrsroars]

There are a bunch of these out there to fill in the blanks but this is a good starter.

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[Purple Stein]

Yes! I just feel so drained after a week in the classroom I literally just sleep and rest. That is one of the reasons I want to leave the field. Not even the physical aspect, but mentally and emotionally I am so drained.

I've been where you are. When I started out as a teacher, I put my whole life, my whole everything into that job. The challenges were insurmountable, and it often seemed like I made absolutely no impact or difference, no matter what I tried. It wore me out, it burned me out. After one particularly horrible day, I came home and I mailed out a ton of resumes and cover letters. I just couldn't do it anymore.

Three months later, I was in a new teaching gig in a new school. The situations I was facing were less intractable, and I made a fresh start for myself, limiting how much of myself I'd put into my job. Basically, I started treating teaching as my job and not my life.

I'm ten years into that gig now and I love my job and my life. But to make it work, I had to sacrifice some of my ideals.

I'll tell you what's really interesting, though. When I left that school ten years ago (it was a last-stop school for kids before expulsion), I had to have a meeting with the 50ish kids to tell them that I was leaving. Day in and day out it seemed like I made NO difference in the lives of those kids, but when I told them I was leaving, the looks on their faces said everything. I still look back at that meeting and cringe with guilt -- which is my way of saying to you that the energy you're investing in these kids, in their school, and in their families is having an impact, even though you may not see it or feel it.

That's not going to make you any less tired, and you probably need to teach or work somewhere else. But if my experience teaches anything, well, at least you're tired for a meaningful reason.

 

[Waquoit]

Are you still teaching in the District? If so you have a plethora of non-profits to look at. And how about the State Department?

Not just state, DoD as well. Check USA Jobs.

 

[the Q]

There are jobs in districts doing curriculum design.

I have no idea about the rarity or difficulty, but I know they exist cause both my mom and sister are teachers.

 

[HuskyHawk]

I would say Top 14 is too generous.

Very few of the working lawyers today went to top 14 schools. Current situation is that the poor job market for lawyers resulted in fewer students so the demand for new grads is back up.

As for OP, corporate education could be a good fit, but he will need to expand his skill base. And I wouldn’t expect it to be less draining. Every job is draining now.

 

[the Q]

Very few of the working lawyers today went to top 14 schools. Current situation is that the poor job market for lawyers resulted in fewer students so the demand for new grads is back up.

As for OP, corporate education could be a good fit, but he will need to expand his skill base. And I wouldn’t expect it to be less draining. Every job is draining now.

The market is still over saturated with lawyers.

But yes many top guys go into scholarship writing stuff that no one ever reads