Bachelor of Physical Education Puns

Hello all, this past summer I have finally graduated with my degree! And my original intent after graduating was to pursue law school, seeing as how Political Science is a good major that goes along with it. Well to put things into perspective, I have begun prepping for the LSAT exam and to be frank things are not going good at all. I'm very stressed out and doing poorly on all of my practice exams. The actual exam is this November, and I'm starting to really question myself on whether or not I should pursue law? I know for a fact that tuition will cost me an arm and a leg, and there is no guarantee that I'll have a promising career from this. My mother constantly pressures me into going into law, and it's really stressful to me. And if I don't follow through then I'll essentially be disowned and viewed as a disappointment. When I was younger, I found Physical therapy to be something of interest, since I do enjoy helping people. Can I pursue such a career with my current degree? Do I have to go back to school to get a different bachelor's? Thanks all!

This may not be the right SR to post on, but I figured who better to go to than the source itself.

I'm currently serving AD USAF in pursuit of a degree to become a Physical Education teacher when I separate in 2023. There is a degree plan through American Military University that holds a Bachelor's in Sports and Health Sciences with a concentration in Coaching Studies that I'd be looking into going for.

My question is exactly the title, will this degree suffice for applying/becoming a Physical Education teacher? I'm sure there will be some sort of educational requirements I'll have to complete such as student teaching for so long, but I'm unsure of what else if any seeing that this degree plan doesn't really cover the Educator portion of the Physical Educator title. I also have a slight worry about this degree being entirely online, but being military overseas it's a little more complicated to complete a solid degree that isn't almost entirely online. It's a school a lot of Military folks use to accomplish their education goals, and it's regionally accredited, but I'd hate to use all my TA toward this degree just to interview and be almost looked over because it's entirely online. I've attached a link to the degree plan below.

Any advice helps and thanks for all you teachers do!

https://www.amu.apus.edu/academic/schools/health-sciences/bachelors/sports-and-health-sciences.html

Going back to school after 2 years (TLDR, I am horrible at math and it pretty much scarred me from completing as I failed several times on that course alone, yep I’m that loser) but I have all my other main courses done and it’s a matter of what to do once I pass math and what path.

I know I want to go into education and become a teacher because the last 2 years I have been a teacher aide and I just love to inspire people and guide them as well as provide a safe environment for kids and that energy.

And also....I kind of want an education degree that requires the least amount of math possible (Pipe Dream?)

It’s more of a matter of....what path do I go on and just run with it since this time, I do not intend to fail. I want to go back and finish my damn degree and just teach.

Just don’t know if I should teach music or PE. I would most likely seek teaching elementary or middle school after getting either of these degrees. Since I love both music and physical education.

What do you guys think I should do or your take on this? I know at the end of the day it’s my future but could really use some guidance on this.

Please and thank you to anyone.

polish source

photo after the exam

In a dissertation titled "RL 9 - the road to fame" the captain of the Polish football team described his own career - said the reviewer of the work, professor of Higher School of Education in Sport Marek Rybiński.

This is a road map for all athletes, said the reviewer. - Robert described his entire life from the yard to the championship. There were lots of personal themes, about parents, support from mother, wife. There is a lot of ambition, competition. The dissertation was very good, well written and will be published - said the reviewer. Rybiński also mentioned the atmosphere during bachelor's defense. - Robert came to the defense in an impeccable suit, was a little tense and stressed. But everything went fine - he's a professional. He was surprised to see that the entire committee was dressed in white and red shirts of the national team - added Rybiński.

After all his mom said she's proud of son. "You have to have your mind set up. If this works, then we have what we have. So we go to Russia" - she said.

So I came across this salary sharing thread in r/belgium and was absolutely baffled by the lack of career growth when you compare net wages.

https://www.reddit.com/r/belgium/comments/rm2ith/whats_your_salary_2021_edition/

It seems that people who have difficult masters from university aren't earning that much more than people without degrees or with "lower level degrees", . Especially the IT sector seems like a good sector to get in and it is also something I am very interested in. It actually kind of made me wonder if spending the years and money getting high education is worth it vs starting career early and investing like 80% of it while living with parents. I would love to live with parents for a few years actually and they would build me like a studio in our home to live so that's awesome.

My situation:

Age: 20

Studies: PBA finance and insurance (kind of regret this studies but I will finish it). After this I was planning on mastering in commercial sciences (handelswetenschappen) management and IT. Because I want to work in IT over finance.

Now this thread made me realize that maybe getting a masters may not be the optimal move. If I just finish the PBA I would begin working in one year and a half. If I transition to the masters it would take two years extra (one year to be eligible to start a master and one year for the master itself). I am honestly kind of tired of school and would like to start working but I always thought that higher education would be a better option financially in the long run. Now I am not so sure if early investing can make a difference. Let's say I start working two years earlier instead of getting a masters degree and I can invest €1000 a month, wouldn't this compound over time to be more than the higher salary?

For my actual questions:

1. Is it easy to get into IT, even with a unrelated PBA degree? It will probably be easier if I get a master in a business degree with focus on IT. I don't know if this is the best option though financially. Can the extra years of early experience get me to the same wage pretty much? I assume that in the long run people with higher education get a higher wage because of jobs with high responsibility.
2. If I want to work abroad maybe the higher education matters more and will get me a better salary progression?

In S7E1 of Mr D (a Canadian sitcom about, in essence, a phys-ed teacher), Mr D decides to grade his students on their ability at the sports/activities that the class does. This, of course, causes a hilarious uproar among other teachers. Reflecting on this, I think that it is a reasonable approach.

Take, for an example, a mathematics class. On tests and exams, you are predominately assessed on how well you understand the material, and not how much effort you put into learning; a talented but lazy math student could indeed get a much higher grade than a student who puts in a lot of effort but struggles mathematically (for a potential various host of reasons, but that's neither here nor there for this argument).

Why not apply the same logic to the gym portions of phys ed? For starters, it would give students who are academically talented a chance to learn how to struggle and succeed at something that isn't always in their academic wheelhouse. This would build resiliency and develop a strong work ethic among students that may not develop it through a standardized school curriculum.

Secondly, it gives students that are talented at something besides academics a taste of talent and interest being rewarded. Even if "gym" isn't a skill always required in the adult world, giving students a taste of success outside of raw academics would be beneficial for students self esteem.

I am in no way married to this view and I can indeed be convinced otherwise with a strong argument that the "effort" based grading is fair and beneficial overall.

Anyone have any advice or insight regarding the B.E.d. program at Brock? I am a Brock alum but am super nervous that I won't get in.

Hi, I'm going to be taking the French Proficiency Test at uOttawa very soon. It's going to be online. I know there are two parts: Written and Oral, but I'm not sure how to prepare for it. Currently, I am going through all my previous notes from University and other grammar books, but am at a loss for what else I can do.

For those who have taken it, what it this test like? What sort of questions are asked on it? (i.e. multiple choice, fill in the blanks, drop down menu etc.) What is the level of difficulty? What materials do you recommend I use to prepare for it? Is there a practice test anywhere that I can use? If so, please attach a link. Thanks.

Please note I didn't take any French course past Grade 9 core French, but I am currently doing a French Minor. I usually get As and Bs in most assessments. I can speak decently enough ( I think). Am I okay?

How competitive is it to get into the Consecutive Bachelor of Education program at York University for Intermediate-Senior?

Hey, for the Consecutive Bachelor of Education program at York University, one of the requirements for Intermediate-Senior state that I need 18 credits (equivalent to three full-year university courses) in the second teaching subject. If I wanted english to be my second teachable, would this mean 6 english courses in total during my undergrad? Or, would I need to do a entire minor at my university which is about 14 english courses. Please help me out.

Hi there! Hoping someone can help me out with a question, I am applying to the bachelor of education program and I know that it requires two references, has anyone who has had to fill out the online referee form heard back on what the form is like?

My references are fairly busy haha and I don’t want to sign them up for typing a whole letter, does anyone know if the online form that will be emailed to them is just short, question based sections? Or if they require a full 500 word letter like some other universities do?

If anyone knows that would be great, as I don’t want the process to clutter my references day if it is fairly involved of a process.

I have an online interview in a few days for my enrolment in the Bachelor of Education (primary) programme (AUT - but I know UoA also require interviews). Could anyone that’s done the interviews give me any insight or tips on what they ask you/what it’s like please? I don’t know what to expect tbh. It’s going to be a 1.5-2hr group zoom call. Thanks!