/lit/ - Literature

>>6961896
>>6961915

>Mfw the stuff Emerson said at the beginning of Self Reliance is true
>Mfw I realized towards the end I was writing about myself

>>6946021

>>6920557
>Articles of Confederation
>I'm a free inhabitant of the earth
>You're raping me
>YOU TOUCHED MY FACE!
>I'm going to sue you
>You don't know your laws
>GO GET YOUR SUPERIOR

KEK, what a dumb crazy bitch.

That cop was pretty fuckin chill. I would buy him fajitas and a beer.

>>6908053
That tweet

>>6868273

>>6803048
Fuck you, you got me good

>>6767755

>mfw I understood this.

>>6695473
>well... you see... uhm... about that...

Its not the cow that's getting raped.
>mfw

>>6672302
>Big Bill Heywood

>>6575262

>Are you working towards a professorship/would you make that change?

The highest I will take my education is Masters level. This is because I will get a pay increase as a High School Teacher. I will get an extra 9K a year when I complete my Masters.

As for professorship, they only give you an extra 200 dollars pay increase a year. (I know its ridiculous) but they do not want Ph.D Teachers in High School, it is discouraged for some reason, and to be fair, you really should be at a college level if you have a Ph.D.

That said, I wouldn't mind looking into teaching at a local Junior College once a week at a night class, just to supplement my income. You only need a Master Degree to teach at a JC. I personal know some faculty who do this. Or you can teach at an adult school at night to help supplement your income too.

>how much do you currently make and how livable is it for now and the future?

Very livable. I live in California, and I work for a district that starts you off at 50,000. By the time you retire, you are at 100,000 a year (with a masters degree). Full benefits and retirement.

Remember, California has the best teachers Unions in the country, so that is why we are paid this way. It will be very different for other States. I think the second strongest Teachers Union after us, is Michigan, or Illinois, I am not sure.

Personally I am slowly getting my Masters at University in Comparative Religious Studies. I chose this because I love the field/discipline. It was recommended to me that you should choose your Masters based on your passion/greatest academic interest. Otherwise, you will suffer greatly with the amount of work you will have to do as a Masters student.

Many teachers receive their Masters in education, or Education administration. They choose this path because they want to become principles, or education board members. Some just get a Masters in the subject they already teach.

It's really up to you. But the great thing is, you will keep getting raises, have vacation, can pursue upward mobility in the districts if you so choose, or you can eventually transition into professorship if you so desire.

Warning. If you choose to work full time and teach. It will take you double the time to complete your Masters. You will be taking Masters classes part-time. Nevertheless, each masters class you pass, you can submit your transcripts to payroll at your district and they will give you a pay increase. Thus, each masters class you pass, you keep getting more money.

It really is a great gig in life, I'm surprised more people don't take it.... then again, most people are lazy mother fuckers. Education is a lifestyle. Not a means to end... the day you treat education as a means to end, the day you will become exhausted, frustrated, and miserable.