My girlfriend is taking the Teaching Course at uni and now wants to quit
By stratz
@stratz (100)
Canada
February 12, 2007 7:19pm CST
My girlfriend is taking the teaching course at UNI to become a teacher and now she wants to quit. She says it is making her depressed and she hates going to school and doesn't want anything to do with the program. We had the discussion back in November and she decided to keep in it though I said to drop it back then. The thing is if the quits she would have wasted lost 6k she has paid so far as well as the money she would have made if she was working all this time. Now she has 6 months left in her program and it is half way done. Should she suck it up and stay in it still or should we drop it and cut our losses why we still can. She still has another term which will cost 3k.
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@princesszee (28)
• United States
13 Feb 07
Teaching is hard enough for people who passionate about it, if she's already lost that there's no point in bothering anymore. I mean, is it the program or teaching that's bothering her? If it's just the program, she should stick it out. But if she's not getting any joy from the classroom experience then why not quit and find something she loves?
@stratz (100)
• Canada
13 Feb 07
It is mostly the program and the people in her program as well. She already has a degree in the sciences and thinks that if she does complete this education program then extra degree with help her in the future. She like the kids in the classroom but also hates all the planning. Does not know why they give them so much homework and projects and still expect them to make lesson plans for when they have to teach. She also tried the nursing program and dropped out of that. She says that the nursing program was better then the education, more organized and that she regrets dropping it now. DO you think that the extra Education degree will help her out when looking for jobs in the future?
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@burtle (213)
• New Zealand
13 Feb 07
Well of course I dont really know your girlfriend well enough to provide accurate advice however I guess it really hinges on a couple of things. Is she the type that never finishes anything however always starts things - you know what I mean. if this is the case, she really needs to suck it up and finish what she has started, otherwise here whole life will be spent following this pattern.
Or has it been a genuine mistake and simply not for her and never will be? if that is the honest answer then I guess there is no option but to knock it on the head and try something else.
I hope that is of some assistance!
@stratz (100)
• Canada
14 Feb 07
Your advice is good. She is the type that usually toughs it out and i think that this has been a mistake in taking this program. But the question now is, is it worth stopping, cutting yoru losses and move or to rough it out and hope that by finishing it she can use it to her advantage in the future.
@payingforschool (678)
• Canada
13 Feb 07
I have a few freinds who have done teaching programs, and from what I have heard they are notoriously horrible. The workload is always really high, and there is all sorts of politics going on. If your girlfriend really wants out, I'd suggest getting her to look into a medical leave. One of my friends did that - got a medical leave, and was able to pick up the program the same time the following year with no penalty. it woudl mean a trip to the doctor, and a doctor who agrees to the leave, but its worth a try.
