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Well currently I am a freshman in college enrolled in the college of engineering but something that's always been in mind since i took physics for 2 years in high school because my physics teacher was, lightly put, awesome--i have considered being a physics teacher. few things that i am curious/concerned about
1. i really think I am entirely competent and capable of a major in engineering but the fact that I am not interested in a particular field at all sort of concerns me that maybe i would end not liking the field or maybe I am wrong--maybe i won't be able to handle the work and the classes to major in engineering
2. salary comparing the two careers...well fairly obviously a hs teacher will be making probably half that of an engineer starting salary regardless of specification of engineer--im aware that weighing salary's isn't entirely fair though
because it doesn't take the other benefits and disadvantages of each job but that will lead to other questions that i will most likely ask later
3. looking at my options to teach in pennsylvania--and more specifically major wise here at PSU main--i can major in physics with a special option of teaching sooo i would be getting a physics major and have a teachers certification vs a major in secondary education in sciences->physics--what difference would this make other than the name of the major on the degree if any?
4. ummm as of right now i can't think of much else though i am sure other questions arise--this is something i have actually talked to my physics teacher from high school a little and with my adviser a little as well but i am looking for more input from other people thanks a lot of reading
-Mike
1. i really think I am entirely competent and capable of a major in engineering but the fact that I am not interested in a particular field at all sort of concerns me that maybe i would end not liking the field or maybe I am wrong--maybe i won't be able to handle the work and the classes to major in engineering
2. salary comparing the two careers...well fairly obviously a hs teacher will be making probably half that of an engineer starting salary regardless of specification of engineer--im aware that weighing salary's isn't entirely fair though
because it doesn't take the other benefits and disadvantages of each job but that will lead to other questions that i will most likely ask later
3. looking at my options to teach in pennsylvania--and more specifically major wise here at PSU main--i can major in physics with a special option of teaching sooo i would be getting a physics major and have a teachers certification vs a major in secondary education in sciences->physics--what difference would this make other than the name of the major on the degree if any?
4. ummm as of right now i can't think of much else though i am sure other questions arise--this is something i have actually talked to my physics teacher from high school a little and with my adviser a little as well but i am looking for more input from other people thanks a lot of reading
-Mike