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I Have A Huge Choice Coming Up In My Life. That Choice

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I have a huge choice coming up in my life. That choice is what college I will attend. Choosing the right college is extremely important so looking at a lot of options and researching them is extremely important. As of late I have had my interest sparked by Bowdoin College. I have always had Bowdoin in the back of my mind as my grandfather went there, but it was recently pushed to the front of my mind by hearing great things about it from students that are currently attending Bowdoin. So here I am today ready to dive in and research Bowdoin College to see if I can get into Bowdoin and if it would be a good fit for me. The first thing that should be found before I did any deeper is if Bowdoin offers the courses I need. I want to teach …show more content…

You are awarded the Maine State Department of Education Public School Teaching Certificate and you are certificated with the highly qualified teacher status. This status is very beneficial since it allows you to teach in any public school in the Interstate Reciprocity agreement as it allows you to get certified easily in other areas (“Interstate”). In all this education minor looks like it has some nice resources and is on par with other schools programs I have looked at. Now to look at Bowdoin 's theater minor. Looking in they have the basic courses like improv, production and performance, directing and modern drama in theory and practice. These are basic courses that I would like taking and would be the four I need for the minor besides one history course. Besides that I don’t see too much for theater due to the fact theater and dance share a lot of courses at Bowdoin which I wish they didn’t but it atleast it has the basics I need (“Spring Courses 2017”). Now to look into the history major and see what that has to offer. The first thing I noticed is the wide variety of courses they offer such as Science, Magic and Religion, Only a Game? Sports and Leisure in Europe and America, The History of History and they also offer some less out there courses like History of the Holocaust (“Spring Courses 2017). This wide variety of courses looks interesting and would give me a chance to be able to successfully teach many history

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