Can't believe I'm doing this (grad school)............

cougarfreak · 01-13-2013, 03:50 PM

For a long time, I've had people telling me to go back and get my Rank I in Educational Administration and go for one of our principal jobs in my school I've been at for 16 years. And, I just applied and believe I'll be starting here in a few months. Good god, I swore I'd never do it, but here I go............

Izulde · 01-13-2013, 03:58 PM

Grad school is awesome.

PurdueBrad · 01-13-2013, 04:05 PM

Good luck Cougar, that is a tough decisions to make.

rowech · 01-13-2013, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by cougarfreak

For a long time, I've had people telling me to go back and get my Rank I in Educational Administration and go for one of our principal jobs in my school I've been at for 16 years. And, I just applied and believe I'll be starting here in a few months. Good god, I swore I'd never do it, but here I go............

I have four more classes to finish my degree but just no desire to ever be a principal. Good luck!

MrBug708 · 01-13-2013, 04:21 PM

Im assuming Rank 1 means Admin credential? Or is it an actual degree?

claphamsa · 01-13-2013, 04:25 PM

good luck! the paper opens doors you would never imagine exist!

cougarfreak · 01-13-2013, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by MrBug708

Im assuming Rank 1 means Admin credential? Or is it an actual degree?

I'm going for 30 hours past my Masters Degree. I can get an Admin credential in about 21 hours, but hell, I can get an extra pay raise if I go to 30 (which is called Rank I). The two hardest things for me will be hours away from my wife and kids, and not reading what I want to read all the time.

molson · 01-13-2013, 05:01 PM

Learning is wasted on the young. It's a tremendous opportunity to learn when you can actually appreciate the process.

And, principle gigs are stressful but if you have the right makeup for it, they're awesome. I have a friend who just went down that path early after becoming a teacher. He's really glad he did it, and he didn't even have your inside track at an existing school.

Mizzou B-ball fan · 01-13-2013, 05:51 PM

Best of luck. We can never have enough good people handling the education of our kids. Your work is appreciated.

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claphamsa Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: non white trash MD	good luck! the paper opens doors you would never imagine exist! __________________ Dominating Warewolf for 0 games! GIT R DUN!!!

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MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	Im assuming Rank 1 means Admin credential? Or is it an actual degree?

01-13-2013, 05:01 PM	#8
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Learning is wasted on the young. It's a tremendous opportunity to learn when you can actually appreciate the process. And, principle gigs are stressful but if you have the right makeup for it, they're awesome. I have a friend who just went down that path early after becoming a teacher. He's really glad he did it, and he didn't even have your inside track at an existing school.

01-13-2013, 05:51 PM	#9
Mizzou B-ball fan General Manager Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO	Best of luck. We can never have enough good people handling the education of our kids. Your work is appreciated.

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