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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Please tell her to double major in education or something else. [b]Or major in something else and get a masters teaching degree if she still wants to teach. [/b]Teaching is exhausting, thankless and low paying. Ed Reform has killed any joy that was in teaching [/quote]
OP this is the way to go.  Undergrad degree in a subject, then master's for teaching.  The undergrad degree will open her options, both in teaching or if she ever leaves.  The master's degree will bump her to a higher pay scale.  Also, master's programs contain good cohorts: high-achieving, focused people with interesting backgrounds and experience.[/quote]
how does this work for elementary teaching? I get it for high school/middle school where you are teaching a subject. She's only interested in elementary school and doesn't have any particular interest or talent in the "specials" (art or music or phy ed)[/quote]

She may think she wants to teach elementary school but what if she changes her mind after a few years? Major in English or math or even minoring in them will help her as someone said if she ever wants to transition to being a math or ELA specialist or coach. Education is also considered a super easy major. Push her to do more now so she will have more choices later. What if she becomes an elementary school teacher and doesn’t like it? Or gets tired of it in a few years. Subject specialty is a big help in middle and high school and perhaps even elementary school [/quote]

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