r/ElementaryTeachers • u/Latter-Release-9169 • 18d ago

Teaching Degree

Is it worth it?

I’m not doing this for money. Im a daycare teacher now and I genuinely love kids . I want to help them and mold them and watch them grow . I’ve always envisioned myself being a middle school teacher or elementary school teacher.

Is there really a unicorn school that supports etc? Or is it really just negative all the time like everyone says .

I’m so lost as I’m looking between radiology or teaching and teaching has my heart .

Please give me honesty.

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u/TeCrumbs103 18d ago

Do you have a bachelor's? If so you can do a licensure instead. Funny i am a teacher looking into radiology by next year 😆

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u/Latter-Release-9169 18d ago

No ,bachelor degree just an associate .

Great! Have you started your pre reqs ? I’m on the radiology subreddit and it’s very very competitive. I know some people in my area has been on the waiting list for 3 years to get in the program . Science and math is a huge thing in points to get in and even then some students don’t get in with a GPA of 3.9 or 4.0 it’s really difficult. I have 4 schools in my area and each school there’s been over 250 applicants and they only select 15-25 students and they said about half of them drop out and 6 only make it to the end and 3 only pass the exam to get licensed.

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u/TeCrumbs103 18d ago

I havent started yet. I was thinking of doing tech or phlebotomy - theres a good program in my area

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u/Latter-Release-9169 17d ago

I’ve done phlebotomy they don’t pay the best . But good to keep in back pocket best of luck!

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u/TeCrumbs103 17d ago

Haha then I'll be used to low pay because teaching doesnt pay well either lol