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Originally Posted by MattyC
Thanks for the info DataDoxy. I remember researching UofL in CALM when looking at teaching. Do you have any thought on what the competitiveness would be like? In 2017 I will have been out of school for 5 years, how does that time frame work for applying to graduate studies?
I guess what my main question(s) would be:
- What majors are there?
- In a hypotheical situation where I am getting a job at a school, lets say my major was Math, but I have great interest in teaching Social, English, and also am personally proficient in Art, Music, Drama Physical Education (via hockey coaching). Could I say to an admin "Yeah my major is math, but I could teach all these things, plus would be open helping start new Finance/Banking course in places where they might not have them". Would I be able to end up teaching multiple things that way, or do I need an official multi-disciplinary degree to back up those things?
Honestly, it's probably a little weird given my degree, but the last thing I want to teach is math. Science, yes, but not math.
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If you were teaching in a rural or small high school, there is an excellent chance you could teach a great variety of courses. With the great variety of courses and small teaching staffs, this is very necessary.
In a large high school, it is unlikely that you would be teaching so many disciplines, especially ones that you do not have a formal background in. Also, you would find the preparing for courses takes a ton of work, and you would have absolutely no life if you were preparing good courses across all those areas. That said, if you have an interest in phys. ed., you can be a coach. You could help out with drama productions. You could lead an art club.