Thread: Ohio male majoring in Early Childhood Education (K-3)...What are my job prospects?

Hello everyone, I just transferred schools in Ohio (community college to 4 year) and am currently majoring in Early Childhood Education (PreK through 3) at my 4 year. I have good grades (3.6+ GPA) and work with children in a before/after school program. With all that said, I am definitely scared about my job prospects upon getting out of college (I will be done in the Winter of 2012) because of all the elementary certifications Ohio issues....

In my area you would definitely be more in demand as a male. Not something people like to talk about, that gender plays a role, but as a guy in elementary education, I know it always did for me. I now work in my district's social studies office and can tell you that every year we have tons more teachers looking for social studies positions than we have jobs for. Math is typically in higher demand, but lots of social studies majors are...

As a parent of a school child and a parent of a teacher, I implore you to teach at the level where you will personally enjoy teaching and coming to work every day. How many teachers have you had that were obviously there because they got the job in the first place and then never looked for something else? I've heard this said before, and I agree with it, Middle school teaching is a calling. If you love teaching young children then stick...

Quote: Originally Posted by mpascal In my area you would definitely be more in demand as a male. Not something people like to talk about, that gender plays a role, but as a guy in elementary education, I know it always did for me. I now work in my district's social studies office and can tell you that every year we have tons more teachers looking for social studies positions than we have jobs for. Math is typically in higher demand, but...

You are a highly prized entity. Males in elem. ed. are in great demand especially when they really want to teach not use it as stepping stone to coaching or admin. Go with your passion and the rest will fall in place.