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[deleted] t1_j5ye3fn wrote

I highly recommend trying for your master’s if that is something you can attain. The only teacher I know who doesn’t have a roommate or a second job has their masters in Special Ed. But I think that is the same case in almost every state as our government is slowly crumbling at the top and in some states.

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latenac t1_j5ygwch wrote

Recommend you get a job first and then have employer pay for you to get a masters. A masters gets you into a higher pay bracket but why not have the school district pay for you to get there. I can also be harder to get your foot in the door if you already have a masters since they have to start you at a higher salary.

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habla25 t1_j5yqvsf wrote

Yes!! I tell this to everyone. Don’t get your masters as a teacher on your own dime.

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[deleted] t1_j5yhp7x wrote

That is one of the many ways that a master’s may be attainable, yes. OP might never have that specific opportunity and may miss others trying to hold out for it though, which is why my advice was less specific. I don’t know their life.

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latenac t1_j5yja10 wrote

The OP said they only have a BA. It's fairly general knowledge amongst teachers starting out at least in some states (Vermont being one) that for your first job, it's easier to get one without a masters and then once you have one in Vermont you have the ability to start your masters while the school district pays for a certain amount of the tuition each year. It can be part of your recertification credits as well and your salary goes up as you accrued graduate credits.

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[deleted] t1_j5ymkth wrote

Your reply would make sense if I had implied that OP should shirk work for a masters program, that isn’t the case and you’re kind of mansplaining this to me, as I am well aware. Perhaps DM OP, but I assume that since they’re a teacher they also know this stuff.

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latenac t1_j5yo4bc wrote

I apologize, I took your first comment to mean you were suggesting they should get a masters first and I was just recommending that that might not be the way to go. Did not mean to (wo)mansplain.

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[deleted] t1_j5yrdsy wrote

That’s totally fair. Thank you. Safe travels out there today if you’re in motion.

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