Question for all Coaches

If you are like me and you want to teach and coach and do love history then get a degree in secondary ed and social studies. You will be much more marketable than if you were just a history major.

Future Coach,

A little advice...........If I were you, I would get a degree in whatever you want, just make sure you minor or double major with math, English, or a hard Science (Chemistry, Biology, or Physics). Here in SoCal, Business, Social Studies (History, Psych, Soc, Economics, Gov't, etc..), Health, Computers, Electives, and PE are in abundance.

With No Child Left Behind (NCLB) you MUST have a valid credential in the subject you teach. Unfortunately, because principals and district credential gurus everywhere shoehorned contracts into wherever they could fit them, there will be a major whiplash in our profession. Those of you that are unaware of NCLB regs, you had better become familiar. Get on the horn to your respective district credential czars and find out where you stand.

Again, whatever your degree is make sure you get enough units in Math, English, and/or a hard Science so that you can get subject matter competency. It might be the difference you need to get your foot in the door.

Just my 2 cents.

Coach G

Chris, nice forum name btw....I am in your same situation right now. I am currently getting my kinesiology degree from ULM with teacher cert. On the same token I was in Computer Science long enough where I am a few classes away from getting a Math and CS teaching minors. EVERYONE I talk to says that I am going to pretty much be able to go anywhere I want.