Can't choose between Middle School or High School

jordanc701
Sun, 19 Jul 2015 16:42:48 +0000

Hey all.
I am stuck. There are a couple different things I want to do/teach but I’m not sure I have found the right route to take, I need some advise!
I am in my second year of college.
I would LOVE to teach Geography, but I don’t think there are middle school classes for that, and as far as high school I don’t think there’s much of a demand, or a similar class, or I might be wrong. But that is my passion is world geography, and I’m not sure how I could be a teacher of that sort because of the classes and if Geography is even taught in school anymore specifically.
But what about Social Studies for Middle School? Would it be okay to Major in Geography and minor in Education and History if I can?

For middle school, I have read numerous different things, do you need to major in Elementary Education? Or major in a Course you want to teach and minor in education?
For middle school, I would probably lean towards Social Studies, but which route should I take? I have read that it could be good to Major in Geography and minor in both Education and History. Or is there a different route I should consider?
My dad is a middle school teacher and he teaches 6th grade Math and Science. Do a lot of schools have a teacher that teaches multiple courses? Trying to figure out if they usually teach one subject or multiple?

Any help/info is greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much!
Jordan