I am working on my Master's right now. Wow is it ALOT of work with all on my plate. Just wondering if you have one, what you did your research and term papers on? Just curious...thanks!!!
Will a Masters in ECE ever pay for itself? I just ask because my sister just got her Masters in EC Administration, and she hires teachers all the time for the 2 centers she runs, and has asked me to work for her, but the pay just seemed not to be worth it.
ok, i was going to ask the same question, what in the heck would ever pay enough to pay off your school bills. But some people work for the love of the job.
hmm your question is research topics. I would be interested in how being in a learning community affects kids more specifically what effect small or large class sizes have. I might want to look at sleep in daycares and how to provide adaquate peaceful sleep while dealing with many kids. Language development would be interesting. is that what you are looking for??
I would like to see a paper done on the correlation studies of sleep and behavior or learning. A dozen years ago the recommended amounts of sleep were literally 2 HOURS more for each age group! I wonder why they came down so much, because I find the recommendations now way too little and see many bad affects happening with kids.
As far as what to DO with the degree - if you have your masters you can work in hospitals with the play therapy, or do one on one early intervention things - those things pay about $50 an hour.
I agree with Queen, though I did focus on early childhood in college. It depends on WHAT you plan on doing with it.
It's my understanding that a masters in ECE prepares you to teach ECE classes at the college level, or be the director of a preschool or daycare facility (in response to the responses below.)
What does your academic advisor say? Your university must offer tips, guidelines and support in choosing your dissertation.
What about your fellow classmates? Maybe you can come up with some ideas based on what they are doing.
