1. Compare and contrast two career Karina Gastelum Elementary Teacher and Chef and Dinner Cooks Date: October 30, 2012

2. Advantages Elementary school teacher: - Benefits such as health insurance and retirement savings, which are often hard to come by in today's job market. - knowing that you are making a difference. - opportunity to share your passion and foster it in others. Chef and dinner cooks: - trained and schooled in the finer arts of cooking. - know many more techniques and have more refined skills. - make your own meals and prepare foods very well.

3. School course of this career Elementary school teacher school courses: - have a high school diploma or GED - have at least a bachelors degree - complete an approved teacher training program - complete a student teacher internship - pass a state licensing exam Chef and Dinner cooks - have a high school diploma or GED - complete formal training - complete on-the-job training - have a good sense of taste and smell - have the ability to work as part of a team

4. The cost Elementary school teacher: - University of Phoenix - Continuing Education Courses - $145 - MAEd courses -$285 - Non-degree applicants are charged a non-refundable $200 processing fee - $15.00 withdrawal/transfer fee. - $30 per technology course Chef and dinner cooks: - Community college for your chef training, play to pay between $2,000 and $5,000 each year. - Public universities charge a bit more, from $3,000 to $18,000 per year. - Culinary institutes cost even more: between $7,000 and $36,000 per year. - chef school within a private university, which could set you back from $14,000 to $45,000 per year.

5. Schools available/locations Elementary school teacher: - University of Phoenix -Phoenix, Arizona Chef and dinner cooks - Le Cordon Bleu - Portland, Oregon - Scottsdale, Arizona - Seattle, Washington

6. Expected salary Elementary school teacher - 10%= $34,394 -25%= $43,047 -75%= $62,329 -90%= $71,233 Chef and Dinner cooks in Oregon - $29,000 to $43,000

7. Length of time to obtain degree Elementary school teacher: - Four year to obtain a degree for a elementary school teacher. After college you go into training for some years and then go into a student internship. Chef and dinner cooks: - usually its two years, after finishing your time period of college you can go to do some training and start off on a good hand. If you want to do a Culinary Arts bachelor's degree its going to be three to four years.

8. Disadvantages Elementary school teacher: - difficulty meeting the needs of many diverse students. - small schools budgets can be frustrating. - Homework. Teachers' work includes a great deal of behind-the- scenes activity preparing activities, grading work, and interacting with parents. Chef and dinner cooking - you would never really be home with your family - most cooks don’t make a great deal of money and the hours are very long, the work is very physical, and demanding. - most cooks are blamed for dissatisfied customers even when they have prepared good food.

9. Chef and Dinner cooks Chef and dinner cooks is the best choice for me because, being in a culinary art business is what I am going after for my full time career. Being a cook is something fun I will be good at I have been taking culinary art classes starting my freshman year now I am planning to go to a Culinary Art Institute to know more techniques. My goal is to become a professional chef/cook and then own my own business it will take time but I will get there.

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