underwatercrystals
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« on: September 04, 2010, 09:29:36 PM » |
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I had really great professors and instructors in college back then. I taught high school for two years. Now I would like to know if it's worth going back to a university for my MD and be able to snag a job as a college educator. Thoughts anyone? "To feel the intimacy of brothers is a marvelous thing in life. To feel the love of people whom we love is a fire that feeds our life. But to feel the affection that comes from those whom we do not know, from those unknown to us, who are watching over our sleep and solitude, over our dangers and our weaknesses, that is something still greater and more beautiful because it widens out the boundaries of our being, and unites all living things."- Pablo Neruda, Childhood and Poetry http://quotes-safari.com/favorite-quotes.html |
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peppergal
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« Reply #1 on: September 04, 2010, 09:41:00 PM » |
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Well, first of all, an MD would qualify you to practice medicine, not teach college. To teach at the university level, one needs a PhD.
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sugaree
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« Reply #2 on: September 05, 2010, 10:57:43 AM » |
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Being able to "snag a job as a college professor" isn't quite so easy as you appear to think it is. Read up on the Job Seeking threads.
Short answer, no. If you are passionate about research in a particular field by all means, knock yourself out. But if you try a doctoral program just to get a sweet job "teaching college" then I suspect a PhD isn't for you.
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where's the bourbon?
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« Reply #3 on: September 05, 2010, 11:00:06 AM » |
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Why not browse through the many threads on the value of the EdD too?
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prytania3
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« Reply #4 on: September 05, 2010, 11:12:45 AM » |
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You can "snag" a job if you have a PhD in accounting.
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nebo113
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« Reply #5 on: September 05, 2010, 01:51:13 PM » |
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Is snagging a college teaching job anything like snagging a snag when fishing?
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« Reply #6 on: September 05, 2010, 01:58:30 PM » |
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Is snagging a college teaching job anything like snagging a snag when fishing?
If you shag the right hag you might snag a job but it's a drag if you brag about being a stag. |
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« Reply #7 on: September 05, 2010, 08:17:48 PM » |
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No.
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« Reply #8 on: September 05, 2010, 08:25:48 PM » |
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NO. If you are interested in teaching -- go to teacher's college, or teach in American-accredited school a foreign country (awesome deal - often housing paid for, and salary very good in relation to those in other nation) At "college," teaching is only 1/3 of what you do -- and often the undervalued 1/3... For that you need a PhD, so some 5 years training post undergrad, and you also have to snag a job, as others have said... In the real world, teaching is not any form of "intimacy with brothers... affection that comes from those whom we do not know, from those unknown to us, who are watching over our sleep and solitude, over our dangers and our weaknesses... and unites all living things." That's Facebook. |
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« Reply #9 on: September 05, 2010, 08:33:08 PM » |
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I recommend getting your Gh.D. (Doctor of Ghostology) and snagging a job as a ghost hunter.
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« Reply #10 on: September 05, 2010, 08:35:23 PM » |
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I think by "MD" the poster may mean Masters Degree?
But, nope! Not reasonable to teach at college. You need a PhD, a lot of luck, and the ability / desire to move anywhere in the country.
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nebo113
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« Reply #11 on: September 06, 2010, 03:11:04 PM » |
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I think by "MD" the poster may mean Masters Degree?
But, nope! Not reasonable to teach at college. You need a PhD, a lot of luck, and the ability / desire to move anywhere in the country.
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« Reply #12 on: September 06, 2010, 11:11:12 PM » |
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The OP is new to the U.S., and after teaching in the Philippines is trying to figure out what to do next--to share the contents of his/her other thread.
OP, teaching is not a great job option right now, especially in California. While there is often part-time work of some description available when one has an MA, this is not a real possibility if you need to support yourself.
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