Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior and think she wants to get into early childhood education. She has been taking child development classes as her elective in HS and will have an internship her senior year.
She is thinking about majoring in early childhood education in college.
We would like to give her some ideas/options on other possible majors where she would still be able to able to work with young children.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a BA in psychology with a concentration in child psychology. I have been working as a lead teacher in an Arlington preschool for 12 years and I make $40k (year round, no summer break). If I could go back and do it all over again, I would chose a completely different path. I absolutely adore the children, and I love what I do, but I will never make enough money to support myself in this area. I would recommend at least getting certified to teach elementary. They have the potential to earn more and have more time off.
Could you take a psychologist position with the public schools?
There is extensive schooling required beyond undergrad to work as a psychologist.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have a BA in psychology with a concentration in child psychology. I have been working as a lead teacher in an Arlington preschool for 12 years and I make $40k (year round, no summer break). If I could go back and do it all over again, I would chose a completely different path. I absolutely adore the children, and I love what I do, but I will never make enough money to support myself in this area. I would recommend at least getting certified to teach elementary. They have the potential to earn more and have more time off.
Could you take a psychologist position with the public schools?
Anonymous wrote:I have a BA in psychology with a concentration in child psychology. I have been working as a lead teacher in an Arlington preschool for 12 years and I make $40k (year round, no summer break). If I could go back and do it all over again, I would chose a completely different path. I absolutely adore the children, and I love what I do, but I will never make enough money to support myself in this area. I would recommend at least getting certified to teach elementary. They have the potential to earn more and have more time off.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am a speech and language pathologist. I spent 15 years in the schools before transitioning to private practice in 2012. I make $90K ish. I truly love my job and cannot recommend it enough!
Adding to this- I am biased toward SLP but really, all of the allied health fields are excellent choices for someone looking for a great salary, good work life balance, and wanting to work with kids (some offer that opportunity more than others).
NP here -- to the SLPs on this thread, your profession can make a real difference in kids' lives! My DD, now a junior in HS, benefited so much from speech therapy as a preschooler, and loved her SLP so much, that she's now interested in pursuing this field herself. My question is: should she expect to have to pursue a master's? And, if so, can she do that with a psych major, perhaps with some additional coursework after college, or does she have to major in SLP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am a speech and language pathologist. I spent 15 years in the schools before transitioning to private practice in 2012. I make $90K ish. I truly love my job and cannot recommend it enough!
Adding to this- I am biased toward SLP but really, all of the allied health fields are excellent choices for someone looking for a great salary, good work life balance, and wanting to work with kids (some offer that opportunity more than others).
NP here -- to the SLPs on this thread, your profession can make a real difference in kids' lives! My DD, now a junior in HS, benefited so much from speech therapy as a preschooler, and loved her SLP so much, that she's now interested in pursuing this field herself. My question is: should she expect to have to pursue a master's? And, if so, can she do that with a psych major, perhaps with some additional coursework after college, or does she have to major in SLP?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I am a speech and language pathologist. I spent 15 years in the schools before transitioning to private practice in 2012. I make $90K ish. I truly love my job and cannot recommend it enough!
Adding to this- I am biased toward SLP but really, all of the allied health fields are excellent choices for someone looking for a great salary, good work life balance, and wanting to work with kids (some offer that opportunity more than others).
Anonymous wrote:I am a speech and language pathologist. I spent 15 years in the schools before transitioning to private practice in 2012. I make $90K ish. I truly love my job and cannot recommend it enough!
Anonymous wrote:Lots of great advice. Also, make sure that whatever major she chooses that it has lots of options. Majoring in Elementary Education really locks kids in and then they don't have a lot of flexibility when they want to move on. I am a veteran teacher and I cannot tell you how many young men and women get into teaching and don't even make it to the 5 year mark before they desperately make their way out. Please encourage your child, OP, to choose a major and minor that give her some flexibility.