The one and only assumption on what you're going to do with your degree..

SO, for me this 'issue' doesn't stand too well because it is a career that I had considered for a number of years, and something I may eventually do. However, I cannot even begin to stress the ignorance of some people who assume you are only going to do one thing with your degree.. I understand that maybe sometimes, it isn't something that you are particually knowledgeable about but please, not everyone goes to university with the intention of doing this. Having been stood with friends before when they've been asked this question, and seeing the reaction on their faces is priceless, some amused, some offended. I now take it in my stride and just reply with something annoying.

The conversation goes something like so;

person; "So, what did you do at university?"

friend; "English Language and Literature!"

person; "So, you're going to become a teacher?"

friend; "No."

Not everyone goes to university with the intention of becoming a bloody teacher - fair game to the ones that do (I was one of them), but to just assume that is the only thing you can do with your degree, is offensive! Now, before any teachers, or trainee teachers read this and go to text/Facebook me an angry response, I think teaching is a great profession, what annoys me is that some only assume that's what graduates can do, when the places you can take a degree - an English one like mine - is limitless. And this is really a never ending process, my brother is a history graduate and after four years, my dad is still pushing teaching on him.

I still don't know about teaching to be honest - I mean, I've always been interested in becoming a teacher but there are just certain aspects of it which put me off it. Maybe I'll consider applying for it, and maybe I won't. But like every career, there are pros and cons to it. I don't feel old enough to be a teacher - you aren't just teaching the foundations of a subject, you are also there to teach life lessons. Considering I have barely lived, I don't see how I can stand and tell someone else how to live theirs.

Hmmph!
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