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THE BATTALION
When Katy Birdsong, a junior, changed her
ajorfrom accounting to middle school educa-
nn, she knew she was losing more than just
redit hours. She said she was trading in an
iccountant’s comfortable income for a teacher’s
alary.
In a society where it seems that money dic-
tes happiness, some students like Birdsong pur-
ue careers in fields where potential income falls
nthe lower end of the scale. For these students,
oney does not make the world go round,
nstead, it is the satisfaction of doing something
hey love that drives them.
Birdsong said the lower earnings potential
idn’t affect her decision to change career paths.
“I just wanted to be happy at what 1 was
loing,” Birdsong said. “You choose what makes
ou happy. Happiness is something that will
[always be there; money will not.”
Birdsong said helping her mom, who is a
jeacher, in the classroom was what inspired her
to change her major. She said she wants to make
a difference in childrens’ lives, which she feels
[has no monetary value.
Birdsong said she knew she did not want to
pursue business after her first year in the college
[because she didn’t like the classes.
“Now, I’m enjoying the stuff I’m learning,”
she said. “There is more hands-on experience
because you get to go work with kids, compared
to sitting in a classroom listening to lectures for
every class.”
Dusty Stoddard, a senior education major,
plans to teach math and science at the middle
school level.
“I feel a calling to be an educator, and it
seems natural to follow what our interests are
and what you are naturally inclined to do,”
Stoddard said.
He said teaching is one of the things he feels
is worth doing even though it is traditionally a
low paying job.
“If I’m doing what 1 feel that I am led to do,
then the needs will be provided for,” Stoddard
said. “You can make it work, no matter what
you make.”
Stoddard is aware of the low income a
career in education entails, but he feels teach
ing will provide him with a level of satisfaction
that will make him feel he is doing something
worthy in life.
“It seems like anyone’s, who has any wisdom,
main piece of advice is to do something you
enjoy, don’t sink yourself into a career you hate.
While you may make a lot of money, if you hate
your job, you will be miserable,” he said.
According to Stoddard, one of the perks of
teaching is a good job market. Schools are always
looking to hire because there is always a need for
teachers. He said it provides a welcome sense of
job security.
Keith Nagle, a senior theater arts and English
major, said he plans to enter an industry with low
pay as well as low job opportunity. Nagle, who
has been involved in theater since sixth grade,
said he is following his passion in hopes of some
day becoming an actor.
“Do what you love, not what will make you
successful financially,” Nagle said. “You could be
the richest person in the world and be miserable;
you could be the most joyful person in the world
and love what you do even though you may have
to work a little bit harder.”
After entering college as an education major,
Nagle knew theater was not something he could
stay away from, so he switched his major. He said
it gives him a natural high to go on stage and per
form a good show that conveys a message that
affects the audience.
“I know that I may be making next to noth
ing, I may be a starving artist or waiting tables,
but I know I will be doing what I love as long
as I’m on stage, and I will live a happy life,”
Nagle said.
According to Nagle, the close knit structure of
the theater department and the friendly relation
ships with professors is one factor that has
enabled him to pursue a profession in acting. He
said the professors bring the best out of you both
on and off stage, which is an important motiva
tion in the arts.
“If your job is in the arts, money is
not what drives you,” Nagle said.
“You find the most happiness in arts
where you can express yourself.”
Nagle said life is more rewarding when
one does not go after a career for the money but
because that is truly what he wants to do.
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Amy Schepens, a senior early childhood
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Schepens said this is not a
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However, she said the money comes when it is
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“It’s been neat to see in years past how the
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Schepens said she knows she will be content
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“There is a perfect job and a perfect place that
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