education major

Future teacher's concentration

A student pursuing a degree in education, preparing for a career in teaching.

Education majors study pedagogy, child development, and subject-specific instruction methods: She's an education major hoping to teach elementary school.

The term can also refer to the field of study itself: He switched from biology to education major.

Related

pedagogy · curriculum · certification · degree · college · university · teacher prep · practicum · lesson · lesson plan · elementary · secondary · credential · methods · early childhood · observation · fieldwork · licensure

Opposites
academic rigor/prestige perception

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Technical degree student

theoretical physics · pre-med · philosophy major · pure mathematics · hard sciences

career orientation

education majorpre-law

Preparation for jurisprudence school

Family

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