StealThisSheen posted... This isn't the "gotcha" you think it is.
I went to college for something completely unrelated to what my career ended up being. After working mostly minimum wage jobs due to the lack of actual available work in my chosen career (teaching), I ended up taking a 6 month course to learn to become a computer coder/mobile and web app developer. The company that ran the training then hired me, and I worked for them for almost 7 years.
As the tech industry took a hit, work dried up. I was laid off. Since then, I've tried to find a new job. I ultimately keep getting passed over, since, despite having 6+ years of actual on the job experience, I don't have a computer science degree.
Is that fair? I don't know, you tell me.
I dont think theres ever been a shortage of teaching jobs.