CLusTEr PrOfiLE
if you make a splash in
education & training, the
ripples can go on forever.
Change LivesIn Teaching
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eaching creates ripple effects throughout Human Development at the University of boomers “leaving the classroom to retire”
society,” says Steven Johnson, director Texas at San Antonio. “It’s one of the few are another reason demand will be high, says
of external relations for the Texas professions in which, if you’re good at your Desjean-Perrotta.
Association of Community Colleges. job, you can stay in that job until you retire,” Right now, demand is high in Texas
“There are few professions where you can she says. schools for teachers of math and science,
have an impact on so many people’s lives In Texas, says Ann Hatchitt, director of Desjean-Perrotta notes. “If you are a math
on a daily basis.” communications for the Texas Workforce or science teacher, you will have no trouble
If you want to make a lasting imprint Commission, the number of jobs in getting a job today.” Special education
on society in a field where job openings education is growing fast. Projections for the teaching is also a hot career, among the 10
are plentiful, a career in the Education ten years from 2002–2012 show a 30 percent fastest-growing jobs in the state.
& Training cluster might just be for you. anticipated job growth rate in educational A third factor is the growing importance
Educators directly influence the lives of services, compared to an 18 percent expected of education in our information driven,
hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people, growth rate for all jobs in Texas. high-tech society, says Paul Whitten,
and they indirectly impact even more as their “Of the fastest-growing occupations listed associate executive director for the Texas
students go out into the world and engage in for Texas, 10 of the top 25 are in Education & Association of School Administrators.
their personal, professional, and civic lives. Training,” reports Hatchitt.
Job security high Demand
As the second fastest growing job category A boom in the state’s population is the
in Texas, a career in Education & Training main reason there’s such a high demand
also offers “lots of job security,” says Blanche for educators, says Johnson. We’re going
Desjean-Perrotta, associate dean for teacher to have “larger public school enrollments
education in the College of Education and than the state has ever seen,” he says. Baby
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is Education & Training the right cluster for you?
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Take this quiz to find out. Answer “yes” or “no” to the following questions.
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Do you enjoy Do you have are you a Do you like to Do you enjoy are you are you good are you Do you help Do you
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school? a favorite good public help people playing team involved in at playing with optimistic, friends with consider
subject that speaker? with their sports? school or and engaging caring, and school work yourself a
you want to problems? community young confident? or studying? role model for
make your groups? children? other people?
career?
If you answered “yes” to five or more of the above questions, Education & Training may be the right cluster for you.
To get a more specific and scientific measurement of your attitudes and abilities, ask your guidance counselor or teacher about
taking a career assessment test or interest inventory.
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