id imagine you would be good either way. not many people have that license.
personally id go with chemistry your last year. diversify yourself.
Question regarding experience
Well, Physics and Chemistry are the 2 hardest / highest demand sciences. So I would think diversifying would be more beneficial so long as you did well teaching Physics (good references / kids test scores ect).
Science is not like Math where you take one test and are certified for 6-12 or Biology - Physics right?
Science is not like Math where you take one test and are certified for 6-12 or Biology - Physics right?
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shadowjack
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Is this IB Physics and IB Chem? If it is IB Chem, then you will only have one year of the two year cycle, unless you are taking on a Y1 and a Y2 class.
Also, consider whether you have SL and HL experience or only SL?
These will all be things that the better schools will consider.
If you are not in the IB system already, then do the chem. It will allow you to offer more to a smaller IB school.
Just my thoughts.
shad
Also, consider whether you have SL and HL experience or only SL?
These will all be things that the better schools will consider.
If you are not in the IB system already, then do the chem. It will allow you to offer more to a smaller IB school.
Just my thoughts.
shad
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Actually engineering/design technology is the most difficult to fill after physics (and why many schools just dont offer it).
I dont know a teacher that ONLY teaches SL, even if that was your schedule a school would still want a teacher that was qualified at SL and HL.
Many schools when looking for a physical science teacher list it as physics chemistry, BUT physics is the more marketable of the two and to a school that was only looking for a physics teacher (as the better schools can afford single subject specialist teachers) my advice if it HAD to be one or the other would be to stick with physics.
Another option would be talking to your admin about getting a split schedule of chemistry and physics, that way you can say you have 3 years physics and 1 year chemistry experience. Admins know the value of experience comes from the number of different preparations, not if you prepped one class and delivered it 5 times a day.
I dont know a teacher that ONLY teaches SL, even if that was your schedule a school would still want a teacher that was qualified at SL and HL.
Many schools when looking for a physical science teacher list it as physics chemistry, BUT physics is the more marketable of the two and to a school that was only looking for a physics teacher (as the better schools can afford single subject specialist teachers) my advice if it HAD to be one or the other would be to stick with physics.
Another option would be talking to your admin about getting a split schedule of chemistry and physics, that way you can say you have 3 years physics and 1 year chemistry experience. Admins know the value of experience comes from the number of different preparations, not if you prepped one class and delivered it 5 times a day.