I majored in psych at a ‘rat-runner’ psych department. It was science. In fact the same department styles itself ‘brain science’ instead of psychology.
And I question the ‘lack of job market’ when it comes to education. There are lots of teacher jobs available. With todays kids and their attitudes, there will continue to be lots of teacher jobs open.
> And I question the ‘lack of job market’ when it comes to education. There are lots of teacher jobs available. <
In most places it depends on the field. There is a huge surplus of social studies and physical education teachers. At job fairs many school districts will not even interview those folks.
Ah, but get certified to teach special education, math, or science (but not biology, excess there too) and you’ve got a real shot. Just stay out of urban schools! It’s not worth it.
Side point: I’m a retired teacher. And I firmly believe that education degrees should be abolished. As seen in SeekAndFind‘s chart, those degrees lack rigor. Better yet, they have no rigor at all. Just parrot back whatever the latest teaching fad is.
So if you want to teach, say, chemistry first get a degree in chemistry. Then apprentice under a master chemistry teacher. That’s what I did, by the way.
Where I live, teachers are paid a nice salary with a benefits package and a pension plan. It's a good job, especially for people who want summers off. A good job for a mom, for example, who wants summers off with her children. I wouldn't want to be a teacher, but I agree that an education degree isn't useless.