More young Somali-Americans are choosing careers in education

[Duchess]

Salah Ali, an EAST program student who’s doing his master’s in secondary math, knows nearly a dozen Somali-Americans who are pursing careers in education at Augsburg, and many more at Hamline University and the University of Minnesota.

“A lot of us are in the education field right now,” said Ali, who’s projected to graduate in 2017. “Many are doing social studies and ESL programs and counseling licenses.”

Ali added that he’s not doing it for money, but for passion and for the students, a sentiment and Garaad and Saney echoed.

http://www.minnpost.com/new-america...mali-americans-are-choosing-careers-education

 

[Apollo]

Teachers get two months paid vacation each year. That work-life balance.

 

[Duchess]

Teachers get two months paid vacation each year. That work-life balance.

All that plus a six figure salary for school admins. They have it good.

 

[Inactive]

Teachers work during the summers. Especially in August.

Teachers apply for employment insurance during the summers. They are sneaky

 

[Samawada]

It's noble, but I wish they were doing that made them richer.

Teachers get two months paid vacation each year. That work-life balance.

They should spend those two months teaching in Somalia.

 

[Reddington]

The girls are doing a great job in this field. I've two friends from San Diego that have Masters and just started teaching, and another from Ohio that graduated from Ohio State, now works in Mental Health at Ohio Health. MN, Sea, Tdot, and other cities also have a decent number of professionals.