You Get What You Pay For

Total estimated cost of Master’s Degree in Education: $18,000.
Current interest Rate on Student Loan: 6%
Raise for Master’s Degree: $1,100 annually

There is no doubt that my master’s degree made me a better teacher. The knowledge that I took away from my coursework was directly beneficial to my students. Often, my experiences as a university student on Tuesday nights allowed me to implement better pedagogy practices in my own classroom on Wednesday mornings as a middle school writing teacher in South Phoenix. Read the rest of this entry »