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Would you consider a career in education if your schooling was paid for?

Our country is lagging far behind other countries in education. We are also facing a tremendous shortage of teachers in the coming 10 years. Many of the top countries in education pay for the those who choose a degree in education. Some even pay those candidates while they are in college. What would make you consider a career in education?

Public Comments

1. Free college tuition !!! That would settle it for me and going back to school... Teacher's in the USA also get summers OFF !
2. YES!!! Absolutely!
3. I would deffinantly go to school for a career in education if it didn't take so long. I have 2 kids and don't have the time to go to a 4 year college for so many hours a day. If they paid for it, it would be a great bonus, but I am more concerned with time. I went to college before I had kids and got frustrated with all the basic classes I had to take before getting into my needed classes. Maybe I'm just impatient though.
4. Absolutely!!! In the USA, you pay thousands of dollars to get a B.A. in education, that is why many High School students do not continue their educations to college. Sad to say that my niece is very gifted and is graduating this year from H.S., but she will not be going to college because she can not afford it. She will be finding a full-time job instead. She would definitely go to college if the finances were there. Consider yourself lucky if you can go to college for FREE!!! Teaching is wonderful because they have a Union which protects your job, the children keep you young and on top of what's going on in this World, the benefits are good, the hours are good for working moms, the salary is good, and best of all you get the week-ends, holidays, and Summers off with pay. Go for it and count your blessings! God Bless you and good luck with your future endeavors.
5. dah...
6. I wouldn't hesitate if : -I were allowed to test out of some basic courses. -I could take some courses online. -I received reimbursement for pursuing a Masters, Ph.D. -coursework were relevant, for example: those of us who are older don't have time to slog through English literature while pursuing a science career. Another reading and analysis of Great Expectations is more a road block than an incentive. -my skills and experiences were evaluated as possible credits.
7. Anyone's schooling can be paid for by obtaining government loans. After graduation, they'll be easy to pay off when you're working 8 months, but getting paid for 12. I doubt there's a teaching shortage that isn't created by increasingly (and unnecessarily) shrinking class sizes. However, there IS a legitimate engineering shortage in this country. New technology is the most important catalyst for true (i.e. non-government) economic growth. If there's any education that should be further subsidized, it's that of engineering, computer science, and hard science majors.
8. For sure! I've thought very hard about becoming a teacher but I do lack the money to get through college and I also have a 2 year old and one on the way soon. If I could receive aide in acquiring my education I would be more inclined to. You are right though, teachers will come up short soon and this country needs as many good educators as it can possibly get.