A few days ago
Would adjunct professor work look great on a resume to teach secondary school?
I was thinking after getting my masters in psychology, I’d like to teach as an adjunct professor for the experience and for resume-building before settling on a full-time secondary school position. Would this give me a good edge over competition and allow me to work where I desire? Also would this be considered beneficial if I chose to be a school counselor/advisor?
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It would look good if you did it while you were still taking courses. It looks fishy, though, to get an applicant that graduated a year ago and still hasn’t found a job in his/her intended field. The interviewers might think “why hasn’t he or she gotten a job yet?” or “Why hasn’t X hired him/her up?” rather than “Why, here’s a good resume.”
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A few days ago
This depends on what you are planning to teach at the secondary level. In most parts of the country, Psychology is an elective at the secondary level so this teaching field would not be high need. You might consider another area such as Social Studies or Special Education as well as Psychology so that you will be more marketable.
If you teach college-level classes and get good results, this will work in your favor. However, most secondary school personnel staff will emphasize the fact that college teaching and high school teaching are NOT the same. The fundamental aspects of teaching are somewhat similar but secondary teachers encounter many more seemingly trivial issues (attendance, discipline, school rules, parents, adminstrators, etc.) that compete with your ability to do actual TEACHING.
To be a counselor, most states require a Master’s degree in Counseling or Psychology with a school emphasis. You should check with the state certification board to see what applies to you.
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A few days ago
It would look good, but why would you want to go from teaching college, back to high school. To be a counselor, you would need to take classes that are required of school counselors.
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5 years ago
Yes, they deserve to be discussed in a sociology class or a religion class or a philosophy but not in a science class. You are right about ID not having been extensively researched–you can’t examine a religious concept using science (if you were to, the religious concept would always fail miserably).
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