My name is Steven Katz. Welcome to my blog! In this blog, I plan to present my views on a variety of subjects. I made several mistakes in my past, and I am trying hard to recreate my life on a much more rational basis. With that in mind, I have become obsessed with the writings of Ayn Rand. I am also a former attorney with an interest in jurisprudence, though not the practice of law. You may see me discussing legal opinions here. Some Supreme Court, though it may make more sense to cover the road less traveled, California and Montana Supreme Court cases. Before I start discussing politics, let me discuss myself. Bill Gates says that, before you can change the world, you need to look inward. I am in the middle of that process right now. I understand that I have a long way to go. I am obese, I have several problems, the details of which I will not use to bore you. I graduated from U Chicago with a BA in economics in 2009. JD, with everyone else in 2013, practiced for a year. Hated it, found out law wasn't for me. Now, I'm trying to teach math. Enter math credential program.
If I can get a credential in one year, I will. I think it has certain advantages over teaching in college. First, the normal path to community college teaching is to be an adjunct 3-5 years before even being seriously considered for a full-time position. Anyone know how high the pay is? On paper, one might be able to accumulate 60,000 from maxing out units at CCs, but if the unit load is less than expected or you accept units at CSU, the salary is much lower, and you are an independent contractor who must drive all over LA.
As a teacher, I can at least have a chance to work in a small town without the hassle of LA traffic, a major quality of life benefit. Plus, I will have much-needed training in education, which I will not get as a community college professor. I would be interested in a critique of this plan. I can also give several reasons why I am ideologically attracted by becoming a teacher as well as several awful attributes about being a teacher. So, what I am more interested in is a discussion of the extent to which any of my premises may be flawed as opposed to the more common notions that teaching is low paying etc etc.
I think I would like teaching, but I know teachers will be replaced soon and riffed as soon as the economy takes another nosedive, and it will. How best can I position myself to transition to the next career? I am thinking ms math, ms stats, mba, ms acct, ms comp sci, actuarial exams. Just study investments and try to make my own fortune? Is there any money in tutoring? I'm thinking not for 99 percent of people over the long term. I would also like to get out of teaching to pursue more objectivist pursuits. It's not morally acceptable to work for the government if I don't have to do so. I would like to comfort myself in thinking the entire world is having financial problems, though I'm sure it's just myself who is a lowlife, unable to leverage his marketable skills right now.
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