Is it a bad Idea to go into teaching?

jdcarle
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 15:05:06 +0000

I’ve been pursuing an economics/history degree for the past 2 years, but I have no desire to go into the business world. I could very well go to graduate school, get an MBA and work in a corporate setting for the next 60 years of my life, but that doesn’t appeal to me. What I really want to do is become a history/social science/humanities teacher. The only problem is when I tell people this I get those strange “oh this kid must be dumb” glares. I agree, the majority of people majoring in education are wasting their undergraduate degrees, and that’s precisely why I’m double majoring in eco and history with the plans of getting a masters in education. So, why is it that teachers get a bad reputation? The job outlook doesn’t look bad, I know I won’t be making millions but I won’t be impoverished. Unemployment in the field is fairly low and I live in New York where the public school system offers some of the higher salaries for teachers in the country. So what do you all think? Am I living a delusional dream? Should I just buckle down and use my work ethic to try to make money in business?