How many graduate education classes to take a semester

Graduate School
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<p>I'm going to be returning to school in a few weeks to begin pursuing a Masters in Secondary Education. First though, I'll be getting my intitial teachers certification through the Univerisity's graduate certification program. I'm trying to decide how many classes to take the first semester. My personal circumstances require me to finish as soon as possible, but I don't want to get overwhelmed. There are four classes I need to take before I can student teach and hopefully get a job. They are: </p>

<p>EDSE 5002 Everyone Can Learn: Applying Theory to Practice
EDSE 5004 Literacy for All
EDSE 5005 Developing Multicultural Curriculum
EDSE 5470 Classroom Management and Instruction</p>

<p>I also won't be working while I'm in school, so that factors in to how much I can handle. I was hoping someone with an education background could advise me on how difficult I can expect these classes to be.</p>

<p>Thank you</p>

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<p>If you’re doing nothing else (no research, no part-time jobs), my wife says you could probably handle four education classes (she’s just finishing her masters in education). From what I’ve observed, these classes involve a lot of reading and group-work with minimal testing. </p>

<p>She says that it’s mainly busywork… she doesn’t even do the reading until the night before and still earns A’s (also, if you’re coming from a science background, it’s apparently even easier to adjust to the workload).</p>

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<p>thank you for your insight.</p>