I believe that it is a personal decision. What age level do you like to
work with?
I LOVE teaching high school and community college. I don't think I have
the patience for elementary or middle school. I enjoy the high school age
student and the community collge student. I have seen those work that are
blessed with LOVING elementary school and middle school age students, I
could not do what they do.
Not an answer to your quesiton, but I hope that gives you some insight.
Jodi
>I am a graduate student in a mathematics education program and have always
>dreamed about teaching mathematics at the secondary level, but this recent
>string of messages has caused me to step back and theink. Why have I had
>my mind set on teaching mathematics at the secondary level when obviously
>my knowledge could best be utilized at the elementary level? How does
>the teaching field make mathematics in the elementary level more appealing
>to those trained in mathematics? Why aren't we going in there with
>"guns-a-blazing" to strengthen, what I'm hearing, our weakest link? I
>guess what I am trying to say is, how would you convince me to teach
>mathematics at the elementary level?
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>Jason J. Tabor
>Mailing Address Work Phone: 315 443-5340
>P.O. Box 192 Home Phone: 315 443-6547
>Syracuse, N.Y. 13210 E-Mail: jjtabor@mailbox.syr.edu
>
> Is a person who eats Milk Duds, a Milk Dude?
>
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Jodi Cotten
Northern Arizona University
jodi@primenet.com