Jobs after Quit teaching????

Question

Have a Master of Education degree but have quit teaching PERMANATELY. Please give me some good future job opportunities?

Answer 1

you  may check with the big testing companies.. they usually need people to score exams... like ets praxis, sat, those kinds of tests

Answer 2

Well, I am a teacher at heart. Whenever I plan my escape from the classroom, it is to one of a different sorts. My future job choices are:

Professor

Dean

Life Coach

Financial Counselor

Corporate Trainer

Training and Development Specialist

Instructional Technology Coordinator

Look closely--they are all teachers. It's in me. Is it in you?

Answer 3

I had to leave the public schools too.  I just couldn't handle the attitude of the students after having spent a career in the Army.  I was more accustomed to 'yes sir' than 'bugger off'.

You can go back to school and get another master's - subject content master's.  Many people say that when the economy is down, it's the best time to go back to school.

You can explore teaching adults.  That's the route I took and I've enjoyed it very much.  The challenges are different but the essential work is the same.  Very often, the rewards are much greater.  At least, I felt the rewards better with adults.

I've done corporate, non-profit, and community education as well as post-secondary.  Post-secondary is the least fun but it's easier to find work.  Non-profit pays **** but gives you a lot of autonomy.  Training and androgogy is a very different world than public pedagogy.

If you're leaving teaching because of student attitudes and because the 'magic' of positive results is gone for you - give adult remedial education a try.  Most of those students are respectful and want to learn something they missed earlier.  And, they bring you treats like pie!  ÃƒÂ¢Ã‚˜Âº

If you just don't like teaching anymore - it really doesn't matter what path you follow next.  You may truly need to head back to school though to change careers.

Answer 4

Sorry to hear you left the field, but what was your bachelor's in? Would that give you any job prospects.  Sometimes you can get jobs teaching for the SAT, GRE, etc, but I wouldn't say they were full time things.  Maybe NEA or sometimes book publishing companies, or dompanies that are looking for trainers.  Good luck.

Answer 5

Teachers want to give you teaching related non-teaching jobs b/c that is what we know.  So, I will try to go out on a limb and guess.  What about director/management positions of programs at charities, hospitals, etc.?  Something in the field of designing programs needed or overseeing the programs.  Some of this might use your experience.

Answer 6

Sorry to see you leave our profession, but I certainly understand it.  I actually left as well, for about four years, and then I returned with a new vigor.  Seemed I was burned out after 12 years.   But I returned and have been working for a total of 23 years in education.  To answer your question, I explored plenty of career options when I decided to leave.  I pursued what I considered to be the most lucrative: invesment broker.  With a college degree, I had my choice of several firms interested in me.  I decided to work for AG Edwards & Sons and received excellent training.  I look on my brokerage days with favor... I didn't initially make a lot of money, but after just two years I was making far more than I ever did in teaching.  I didn't stay in the business long enough to earn the coveted six-figure income, but I came very close!  Most brokers in the businss for ten years easily earn the six-figures.  Some other opportunities that I considered: management, consulting, tutoring, home contractor, home improvement, and sales.

Answer 7

I taught for 3 years and now provide software to schools to help students learn. I also trained on the software. I love what I do!  If you love the field of education, but not interested in the day to day ....read on...

First determine if you like sales or training. Second, decide "how" would you like to help education (i.e. technology, books/libraries, curriculum, assessments, charter schools, consulting, etc.)

I could probably offer some educational technology companies for you to look into based on your location. Let me know.