EMD613 Week 4 Response to Jake

Jake Said: We are nearing the end and I am not sure what I should do with this degree. I am trying to figure if I can apply for college teaching jobs. I want to teach at the local university or college but I have been wondering if I should even apply. Full Sail University is not SACS (Southern Association of Colleges and Schools) accredited and I am worried that they may not honor my degree for a teaching position. I’ve found myself deciding to stay teaching in high school, because I’m afraid that the degree might not allow me to reach my dream job.

I said:

So Jake, I to am trying to figure out what I should and more importantly could do with this degree. I have not even looked into the accredidation issue in my area. I think that some day I will wnat to teach at a local Community College. But I’m not sure what the requirements are for those jobs. For now all I feel like I’m getting out of this degree is a lot of new skills and a really cool computer. But for me that’s is really all I went into the program looking for. The skill and the knowledge I have gained from this program, was for me the goal. I would like to be able to use all this new knowledge to help students but I think that for me, in the district I’m in, it will be a difficult, “row to hoe”. But I’m up for the fight so we will just have to wait and see. Good luck buddy, I mean that. I consider you a friend and that was a real bonus for me. To get to know some really great people online without ever having seen you in person. That is the real power of all this technology. Thanks for the good times.