Thoughts...
Oct. 5th, 2001 01:08 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
litheraOkay. Something a little more serious...
Some of you know that I'm planning to go back to school to get my Master's degree. I was thinking about going and getting a Master's degree and becoming a school counselor. This sounds like a very good idea and it excites me to think about doing it. I also know that it would be very stressful, though possibly very rewarding. I would certainly have a higher danger of burning out. Today looking through the Department of Education page for UW, I saw that they had a new program. This one interests me too. It's a very exciting thing. It's Cognitive Studies in Education. Essentially I'd be studying how people learn in all situations. How do people learn at work, how do people learn in museums, how do people learn in classrooms, how do people learn with computers? This field excites me too. I love the idea. I've always been interested in it.
For your perusal, if you're interested:
http://depts.washington.edu/edpsych/
The links to both programs are there. There isn't much on the counceling page.
My questions to you are (bearing in mind that, yes, I know it's ultimately my decision):
What do you think?
What would your reasons be for or against either program?
I've written to both asking for information.
Thanks in advance for any conversation, thoughts or advice I get from this.
Some of you know that I'm planning to go back to school to get my Master's degree. I was thinking about going and getting a Master's degree and becoming a school counselor. This sounds like a very good idea and it excites me to think about doing it. I also know that it would be very stressful, though possibly very rewarding. I would certainly have a higher danger of burning out. Today looking through the Department of Education page for UW, I saw that they had a new program. This one interests me too. It's a very exciting thing. It's Cognitive Studies in Education. Essentially I'd be studying how people learn in all situations. How do people learn at work, how do people learn in museums, how do people learn in classrooms, how do people learn with computers? This field excites me too. I love the idea. I've always been interested in it.
For your perusal, if you're interested:
http://depts.washington.edu/edpsych/
The links to both programs are there. There isn't much on the counceling page.
My questions to you are (bearing in mind that, yes, I know it's ultimately my decision):
What do you think?
What would your reasons be for or against either program?
I've written to both asking for information.
Thanks in advance for any conversation, thoughts or advice I get from this.
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Date: 2001-10-05 05:23 pm (UTC)Pursue what interests you. Your best defense against burnout will be your own love of what you are learning.
You should probably do a lot more research into this Cognitive Studies in Education program before you take the plunge.
Now, onto some less-obvious thoughts:
The less well-known degree will be more difficult to market. Every job interview, I've had to explain my major (Applied Computer and Mathematical Sciences, Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms pathway) to potential employers. Usually, I end up simplifying it to "Applied Math".
Have you read any cognitive science books? One book I've enjoyed before which is usually categorized under CogSci is "Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid" by Douglas Hofstaeder (I probably misspelled that last name). I think my copy is currently at Prairie's ex-boyfriend's house, and I have little hope of getting it back.