Ivy Leagues for Future Secondary Teachers?

<p>My daughter has the grades, SAT's and other qualifications to attend one of the Ivy's, with Brown being her first choice. However, she tells her mother and I that she still wants to be a high school math or science teacher. Does it make any sense to attend and pay for an Ivy if this is her eventual career goal (now)? She received an outstanding public school education but never had an Ivy educated teacher. Could any Ivy education actual hurt her employment prospects? My thought is perhaps she could save on undergrad somewhere else, and then we could put that savings towards a Masters? Thanks in advance for any helpful advice.</p>

<p>I don’t think it makes sense to attend an Ivy for undergrad rather than grad school in this case. I went to my public state school for undergrad and am going to an Ivy for my master’s in teaching English. Teaching is not one of those professions where employers need to see that you went to an Ivy, but if you can afford it, I think it’s great to do grad school there. Teaching programs have been getting a bad rap lately and it can’t hurt to go to a highly ranked one.</p>

<p>Just wondering, in the education field. How does an employee look at your credentials? (At Masters level)
Experience aside - do they look at something from Ivy’s or follow Graduate Education School rankings? </p>

<p>One of my twins thought about teaching and would like to attend an Ivy. A friend who is a high school science teacher/assistant principal, told her to consider this…</p>

<p>Tuition for one year at an Ivy is >$60,000/year. How much will a new teacher make in his/her first decade of teaching? Even after obtaining a masters degree?</p>

<p>Is salary dependent on the school district?</p>

<p>My other twin has considered nursing…that’s another issue. Salaries are quite meager for new grads in both fields.</p>