My Job Shadow

For my job shadow, I visited a college campus to observe a professor. I went to Mankato State University and watched a class in one of the buildings. We then took a tour of the campus while Professor Strunk described her daily jobs and what the students do while on campus. What I observed was a class and some of Professor Strunk’s daily activities. As it was the first day of summer classes, we observed Professor Strunk go over the syllabus for the class and hear her expectations. After the class, we saw Professor Strunk converse with student with questions and make sure to accommodate them, as well as answer a few emails. We then took a tour of the campus while Professor Strunk described some of her and her colleagues daily tasks and activities. …show more content…
Then, most people work in their profession for awhile before they pursue a Master’s degree and look to become a college professor. Right now, I would like to major in psychology or English at a four year school and then go into a profession while I pursue a Doctoral degree. I would definitely consider a job in college teaching. I love teaching others and helping others, and I would love the opportunity to have some summer time off to travel. If I were to become a college professor, I think it would be about maybe ten years after I finish at a four year school. The negatives of teaching though, are long hours and how much schooling you need. The job shadowing experience did not really influence what I want to do in the future because I had quite a bit of previous knowledge. It did remind me how patient I would have to be to pursue this profession. I would have to work in a profession while I pursue my Doctoral degree before I could become a professor. Going into my job shadow, I did not know that most professors taught summer courses. I did not know that most people did not become college professors directly after schooling. I did not know that most people started working before they began pursuing a doctoral