<p>I'm not 100% sure what I want to do, but I'm really interested in teaching. I was dissuaded from wanting to teach as a child by my parents, but now that I'm living on campus and talking to other education majors, it's definitely something I can see myself doing for a long time. </p>
<p>However, I'm currently majoring in Biology and minoring in Psychology, because I'm also very interested in Biopsychology, Neuroscience, etc. </p>
<p>Should I double major? Should I give up one these plans in favor of the other?</p>
<p>I know this is over a month old, but its still on the first page, so if you happen to ever see this, I’d say continue with your intended topic as a major and just get your teaching certification. I have found my favorite and best teachers in high school majored in their topic of study, not education.</p>
<p>Since you’ve already claimed your major and are working on it, I’d definitely do a master’s in ed. Many of my teachers did not major in education as well.</p>
<p>Would you like to teach biology? High school teachers usually don’t major in education, that’s elementary. Your college probably has a secondary ed program where you can do your student teaching in your senior year of college and be certified after graduating. Or you can graduate with a degree in bio and get your Masters in the Art of Teaching. because
If you are interested in teaching earth science, chem or physics, I strongly recommend it because those subjects are in higher demand than bio.</p>
<p>It can take an extra year as an undergrad student to get a teaching certificate. Depends on the state, but in my state you can minor in education (extra semester) and then do your student teaching (another extra semester). Thats 5 years. </p>
<p>Or you could get a MAT in a year and a summer after your bachelors - thats 5 years and a summer. You would get paid more this route, so the MAT really makes sense to me.</p>