Math or historymajor?

bjkmom
Sun, 18 Jan 2015 12:12:59 +0000

If you’re honestly on the fence, and are confident that you could handle the courses either way, take a look at the job market!!!

History teachers are a dime a dozen… every opening around here (Long Island) has literally hundreds of applications if not more.

Math teachers are a LOT harder to find. (And good math teachers, even harder!!!)

Take a look at the certification in the state where you want to teach… you can find it on the state Board of Ed website. In NY, my certification is for math 7-12. So at least for me, there is no separate middle school certification.

Either way, know that as a job applicant, you can be asked to teach any course within your certification. Would you be comfortable teaching Global Studies? European History? How about Algebra I? Geometry?