Job Responsibilities
To facilitate and guide the educational choices of a group of
students -- each student has an individual learning plan that is
developed by them, their parent and their advsior. To direct the
students in their search for an internship, the development of
their internship projects, their developmetn and implementation
of the thier Senior Thesis Projects, and their college search.
To maintain communiation with their internship and STP mentors
with the goal of a successflu internship and STP.
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Job Requirements
Most advisor have a diverse background with a focus on education
and youth work. My undergraduate degree is from Ga Tech - BS -
IMGT -- then I did Post Bac work at Ga State Univ. to aquire a
certification -- and finally I completed a Master in Education at
Ga Southern University.
At all three universities there were wonderful prof. --- that
were willing to spend time working with students -- the classes
taught by thoses prof. were always popular - and at times
difficult to find a space in the class. -- like in all
professions --there are good and not so good members -- and this
was true at all three universities -- BUT on a positive note --
when I found myself in class lead by a less than great prof.. --
and found that the material presented was lacking -- I was always
able to find another prof. to work with me to complete the
knowledge needed from those courses. Most classes were
outstanding -- well presented and useful.
Grading was very competitive at Ga Tech -- much less so at the
the other two schools.
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Uppers
* Love to work with kids
* Great to see their growth -- and achievements
* Wonderful to work with other adults that are interested in helping kids and
bettering the world
* Enjoy meeting the paretns and being welcomed into their familes.
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Downers
* Long hours
* Low pay
* Not always seeing the results of your hardwork -- sometimes all
the time and effort that you give to kid doesn't come back out
until after they are gone from your life (the plant a seed and
hope it grows concept).
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Lifestyle
*Long work hours -- being available to the kids almost 24/7
*Their is some travel -- college visits -- internship site visits which is quite
interesting
*School wide social events for the kids and staff
* lots of diversity in our staff and students -- but this might not be the case
in all educational environments
*Dress code -- casual with some more business attire for certian events -- this
varys by educational environment
* Summers are spent in workshops, classes, travel for education.
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Compensation
* Salaries for education are typical low -- depends on location --
tax base --
* Some School division offer more benefits -- depends on budgets -
tax base.
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Advice to Jobseekers
* There will always be a need for strong- motivate educators -
* Must be willing to work hard -- truly enjoy working with kids --
*Realize that the job is more than 8-4 and there is no such thing
as summers off --
*Education is a hard job that you will love.
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