I don’t normally post in personal But I need to get my feelings out about this or I’m just going to keep on beating myself up over this.
I’m still feeling conflicted about choosing a major, which sucks because I’ve been trying to choose a major for, what, 4 years now? The class I graduated with probably all have their degrees and are starting their lives, and I’m still in school taking courses only to change my mind yet again on my major.
However, I think I have it boiled down to two options. One, which is the path I’m on now, is to go to Japan and teach English as a second language. So right now my major is English and I’ll either minor in teaching or in Japanese. Right now I’m conflicted about this going into my EDU 101 class. I’ve been hearing that this is the class that shows whether or not teaching is for you. I’m starting to become scared that I’ll find out that teaching isn’t for me. I’ve tutored before and enjoyed it, but teaching is also making curriculums and having more responsibility over the students and such. And then I’ll be teaching in the Japanese education system and may find that I’m not equipped for teaching there.
So now I’ve been exploring the possibility of becoming a translator. From what I’ve read, the job looks really appealing. I would major in Japanese and then get work in Japan translating into English. There are always jobs and the market is growing, and the salary is about as much as teaching. But here I’m facing a lot of insecurities about changing majors yet again.
My biggest issue is my father. He is getting very impatient with me, and it seems like every time I change my mind the first thing out of his mouth is “How much is this going to cost me?” If I took the translating route, I would have to transfer to De Paul to get a degree (or another school in Japan I need to ask sensei about), which means paying a higher tuition and room and board, though since I would only need two years rather than three years more with the teaching route it may well balance out to the same price. I’m worried about having student loans after school as well, but I feel like I’m being pushed to avoid something that is unavoidable. The best I can do is apply for financial aid and try for some scholarships.
I’m in a spot where I feel very insecure about where I am. Right now, I’m just taking the EDU 101 to find about how I would do teaching, but also researching into translating to see which one suits me more. I even contacted Brian Gray who localizes most of the KH games asking him about his experience with going to school and getting a job and asking him tips about what I could do. I feel like a lot of what I do this semester will determine my future (oh the pressure!). I’m at least glad that I’ve realized that Japanese is my passion.
I don’t normally post in personal
But I need to get my feelings out about this or I’m just going to keep on beating myself up over this.
I’m still feeling conflicted about choosing a major, which sucks because I’ve been trying to choose a major for, what, 4 years now? The class I graduated with probably all have their degrees and are starting their lives, and I’m still in school taking courses only to change my mind yet again on my major.
However, I think I have it boiled down to two options. One, which is the path I’m on now, is to go to Japan and teach English as a second language. So right now my major is English and I’ll either minor in teaching or in Japanese. Right now I’m conflicted about this going into my EDU 101 class. I’ve been hearing that this is the class that shows whether or not teaching is for you. I’m starting to become scared that I’ll find out that teaching isn’t for me. I’ve tutored before and enjoyed it, but teaching is also making curriculums and having more responsibility over the students and such. And then I’ll be teaching in the Japanese education system and may find that I’m not equipped for teaching there.
So now I’ve been exploring the possibility of becoming a translator. From what I’ve read, the job looks really appealing. I would major in Japanese and then get work in Japan translating into English. There are always jobs and the market is growing, and the salary is about as much as teaching. But here I’m facing a lot of insecurities about changing majors yet again.
My biggest issue is my father. He is getting very impatient with me, and it seems like every time I change my mind the first thing out of his mouth is “How much is this going to cost me?” If I took the translating route, I would have to transfer to De Paul to get a degree (or another school in Japan I need to ask sensei about), which means paying a higher tuition and room and board, though since I would only need two years rather than three years more with the teaching route it may well balance out to the same price. I’m worried about having student loans after school as well, but I feel like I’m being pushed to avoid something that is unavoidable. The best I can do is apply for financial aid and try for some scholarships.
I’m in a spot where I feel very insecure about where I am. Right now, I’m just taking the EDU 101 to find about how I would do teaching, but also researching into translating to see which one suits me more. I even contacted Brian Gray who localizes most of the KH games asking him about his experience with going to school and getting a job and asking him tips about what I could do. I feel like a lot of what I do this semester will determine my future (oh the pressure!). I’m at least glad that I’ve realized that Japanese is my passion.