After tutoring friends in math his senior year in high school, Alex Brown knew he wanted to teach. He also wanted to pursue a degree in science. So, he entered GeauxTeach, which all
ows LSU math and science majors to pursue their degrees and certification to teach in secondary schools at the same time. “I am not learning to teach physics,” Alex explained. “I am learning physics and I am learning how to teach at the same time.” Alex thought he would be an acoustical engineer, but changed his mind. “Being able to explain a complicated concept others could understand and use, would be a lot more rewarding to me than doing a lot of deskwork in a cubicle.”
Alex Brown
Big-Brained Physics Student
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Three times Karrah Drummond said no to GeauxTeach, a program that allows LSU math and science students to pursue their degrees and certification to teach in secondary schools at the same time. Why was Karrah so emphatic? “I was so determined I was going to medical school and be a surgeon and that was that.” Only it wasn’t. Karrah hasn’t stopped thinking about the kindergarten class she helped teach her senior year in high school. So which is it - medical school or teaching? Karrah doesn’t know and says that’s a good thing. “No matter what, I am still getting my biological sciences degree and that’s what I want to do. And it doesn’t diminish what I want to do, because it gives me a chance at two careers instead of one after I graduate.”
Nick Hoenes, Big-Brained Biological Sciences Student |
Nick Hoenes’ mind is set on being a teacher. But make no mistake about it – he is serious about getting his biological sciences degree. That’s why he decided to do both by entering GeauxTeach, a program that allows LSU math and science students to pursue their degrees and certification to teach in secondary schools at the same time. “This is not a mutant biology degree,” Nick said. “It’s a real biology degree and I have the flexibility to become certified as a teacher as well.” He says that’s important to him, “because when I go into the classroom, I want to be sure I am passing along to students the best content possible based on what I know.”
