What Should Teachers Consider When Opting For A Master’s Program?

Probably, you love being around kids or you have a significant flair to pass on your knowledge to next generations. Only such deep-rooted factors could have kept you glued to the teaching sector, since the salary in the education field is just not enough (Average salary $39,000 per annum).


Though there is a massive dearth of teachers and good teachers are even rarer, the ones with special education degree are more in demand. If you are planning to go for higher education, we recommend you to consider being a Speech-Language Pathologist (one among the top twenty best-paid jobs in the US and you still will work with the kids and schools).

Well, if you are considering higher education, here are a few more points that you must consider.

Choose Your Program Aptly: If you feel the need to polish your skills once again and learn further and better, do ensure that the higher education or master’s program that you choose meets those requirements.

College Accreditation: For any universities that you choose to apply with, check if they have a valid accreditation. The Lists accrediting agencies (regional as well as national) recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education is available at http://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/index.html

Many Universities Now Offer Online Education: Read the program guidelines carefully as some of these programs offer only partial online course completion. For such programs, you can continue distance education for initial couple of semesters and then you have to go and study at the college campus. 

Educational Ideology: Masters Programs are not same as school education or high school education. While you learned what was taught at school, you will need to research and polish your skills to an entirely next level in the Masters. Apart from the program being of your genuine interest, the faculties should also share the same ideology. Compatible thoughts will make it easy for you to finish your program with ease.

As far as possible you must study under the adviser whose ideology gels with yours so that you can share and bounce ideas off each other, opines the assistant professor, Emily Kang, PhD, of Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, Adelphi University, NY.

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