tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post6353129165096261499..comments2024-03-11T19:31:09.948-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: Transitions, Part 2: Academia to Oh, Hey, Job SkillsJenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-36764094304802273592010-06-24T19:42:20.604-04:002010-06-24T19:42:20.604-04:00Neighbor Lady- that's interesting! I did look...Neighbor Lady- that's interesting! I did look at Home State's work-to-teaching thingy, but it doesn't count grad school as 'work experience' so I wouldn't count. A pox on all of them.<br /><br />Amelie- is there anything special about Bologna? (Not familiar with German system... must look up... curious now!)<br /><br />LabMom- thanks for the compliment! I figure, my blog, my the hell with it attitude. ;)Jenny F. Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-64132331188779498122010-06-15T11:43:59.076-04:002010-06-15T11:43:59.076-04:00People that cannot be pleased -- sounds familiar. ...People that cannot be pleased -- sounds familiar. Took me far too long to understand.<br />Also, German universities train everyone as if they were to become a professor. At the undergrad level, I mean. Which, again, can be very frustrating. (The system is changing now, I hear, forced by Bologna, though rumor is that they're mostly slapping new titles on old programs.)Ameliehttp://amelies-welt.de/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-53253814655729858492010-06-11T10:16:59.585-04:002010-06-11T10:16:59.585-04:00Been there. Sorry you had to be there too!
Got a...Been there. Sorry you had to be there too!<br /><br />Got a PhD, then stayed home to raise kids (starting 8 years ago). I had realized part way through grad school that I really liked research, but I really LOVED teaching. And I really wanted to have kids and not be on the post doc/trying for tenure roller coaster while having babies.<br /><br />Now, have gotten certified for middle school math and science teaching, and going to be certified for high school in the fall. Applying for jobs now...<br /><br />The thing about the master's degree for teaching--at least in my state, it DOESN"T have to be in education. And a PhD counts as a master's, plus more. For elementary teaching, there are additional course requirements needed to get a teaching license, but for middle school and high school (in my state) there are tracks to licensure that involve proving you have a degree, and then passing licensure tests for whatever level you are interested in.<br /><br />So, if teaching is something you are interested in, maybe contact the licensure board in your state, because school systems are looking for really good people, and are starting to realize they might get REALLY good people through non-traditional routes. <br /><br />You kind of have to make your own opportunities to get the teaching experience for them to take you seriously (though it sounds you already have it), and the only problem is that hiring a PhD is more expensive. But I am very hopeful (am applying for jobs now, and have a couple interviews, so am keeping fingers crossed.) <br /><br />Good luck.<br />I have really loved your blog, and can relate to it VERY much. You sound like someone I would really enjoy knowing in real life.<br /><br />:) Neighbor LadyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-65386643751472744522010-06-10T23:46:52.175-04:002010-06-10T23:46:52.175-04:00I am sorry (and sympathetic) about the angst. Lif...I am sorry (and sympathetic) about the angst. Life is a bitch ain't it?<br /><br />I will confess to being addicted to you blog though, since I love the ballsy tell-it-like-it-is attitude.<br /><br />Your life, your feelings, your truth.LabMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07726099241951657388noreply@blogger.com