Update: After conferencing with WGU staff, I went for a Master's for licensure. Money is tight and I haven't found full-time work but I'm making it work by working 4 part-time jobs. I should finish within 2 terms. Here is my thread on my WGU progress: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...ess-Thread
There are no scholarships for Master's students. I also tried applying at many 3rd party scholarship sites but no luck. The US gov doesn't give Pell Grants to Master's students either, despite that I didn't get a Bachelor's in the US so haven't used up any Pell Grant funds. And I have never had an employer who would reimburse for education.
I taught ESL to kids and adults for around 3 years in different countries, and through that (more precisely: through reading, applying to, and interviewing for countless jobs for that field) I came to learn that the most in-demand degree is, by far, some equivalent of Elementary Education. Like it or not, the vast majority of teaching jobs are teaching kids in mandatory school. Occasionally you can get a university teaching job but they normally want you to have experience teaching younger years first.
The great thing is if you want to teach high school, ESL, a foreign language, or anything else, you can just take a few tests to get that added to your teaching license, which is what I plan to do after I have the Elementary license. Say for example you want to move to Hawaii. You aren't finding job ads for Elementary Education, but there are a lot for Secondary Math. You can probably just take the exam to get the Secondary Math endorsement on your license and off you go. So Elementary Education seems like a really safe bet to me.
(01-17-2024, 06:36 AM)Ghostwill Wrote: In addition WGU offers scholarships and financial aid for eligible students, which can reduce your tuition costs. Try looking for that also.
There are no scholarships for Master's students. I also tried applying at many 3rd party scholarship sites but no luck. The US gov doesn't give Pell Grants to Master's students either, despite that I didn't get a Bachelor's in the US so haven't used up any Pell Grant funds. And I have never had an employer who would reimburse for education.
(04-15-2024, 10:55 AM)RachelB Wrote: As I'm going into education, as well, I'm curious as to what subject(s) you are looking to teach, and in what places you could be a head teacher without a degree.
I taught ESL to kids and adults for around 3 years in different countries, and through that (more precisely: through reading, applying to, and interviewing for countless jobs for that field) I came to learn that the most in-demand degree is, by far, some equivalent of Elementary Education. Like it or not, the vast majority of teaching jobs are teaching kids in mandatory school. Occasionally you can get a university teaching job but they normally want you to have experience teaching younger years first.
The great thing is if you want to teach high school, ESL, a foreign language, or anything else, you can just take a few tests to get that added to your teaching license, which is what I plan to do after I have the Elementary license. Say for example you want to move to Hawaii. You aren't finding job ads for Elementary Education, but there are a lot for Secondary Math. You can probably just take the exam to get the Secondary Math endorsement on your license and off you go. So Elementary Education seems like a really safe bet to me.
Finished: 2 AAs, 1 BA, 2 trade schools, 3 ENEB MAs, JLPT N1.
In Progress: 1 WGU MA, 2 Mastercurssos, 3 more ENEB MAs, teacher license.
In Progress: 1 WGU MA, 2 Mastercurssos, 3 more ENEB MAs, teacher license.
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