| Why should I choose the secondary education major? If your idea of a fulfilling career is one that allows you to make a meaningful and visible contribution to the social, personal, and intellectual development of children in some of their most formative years, Flagler's secondary education program is ideal for you. This major allows you to combine your love for learning and teaching with your passion for nurturing new modes of thinking in children. It will also give you the skills, knowledge, and insight into the human development process you need to become an educator capable of making an all-round contribution to the cognitive, emotional, and social growth and behavior of your students. What does the program at Flagler offer? Thanks to their teaching, presentation, and subject-specific skills and expertise, Flagler's secondary education majors graduate to a diverse array of career opportunities. The secondary education program at Flagler allows you to build a strong, interdisciplinary foundation in the liberal arts while ensuring that you complete a subject field major in theatre, English, or social studies, as well as the professional education courses and methods courses related to your subject field. And, as with all of Flagler's education majors, you will benefit from small classes, extensive collaboration with a distinguished faculty committed to the success of every single student, and a curriculum that complements a solid theoretical foundation with a wide variety of hands-on classroom teaching opportunities. |