College graduates haven't had a rougher go of it than they have in recent years. As Emory University's graduation ceremony nears, many students at the top-tier school are considering their future.
One of them, Madeline Teissler, plans to stay here in North Druid Hills, according to The Emory Wheel. The outgoing senior has accepted a job as a teaching assistant with the Cliff Valley School on Clairmont Road.
From the Wheel story:
College senior Madeline Teissler found a job through Emory’s English department. She will be a teaching assistant at the Cliff Valley School, which is a small, progressive, independent school in Toco Hills for preschoolers through eighth graders. Her job will involve teaching four subjects — English, math, social studies and science — to middle school students.
“I’m really looking forward to continuing being in school while not being in school if that makes any sense at all,” Teissler said. “Sharing knowledge and seeing that feedback loop is just the coolest thing in the world.”
As a Theater Studies and English double major — and as somebody who always knew she wanted to teach — Teissler has extensive experience as a theater instructor. Teaching other subjects, however, will be a new experience.
“I advocate working a little before you go to grad school,” Teissler said, speaking to the pressures that many students face in attending graduate school immediately after finishing their undergraduate studies. Teissler said that graduate school may still be in her future.
Read the full story for more information on what other students are thinking as they leave Emory.