Masters whilst teaching p/t

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Is it do-able or will I risk burning myself out? Teaching is in itself stressful but no way can I drop my hours any lower!!
I currently teach Year 6 2.5 days p/w (job-share).
MSc Year 1 0.4 (1 day in uni, rest of time needed for study/placement/personal therapy).
MSc Year 2 0.6 (2 days in uni, rest of time needed for study/placement/personal therapy).

It depends …

At a conservatoire (for instance) almost all the postgraduate instrumentalists, singers and composers would be doing some part time teaching of their speciality - partly for ££ but equally for continuing growth. However - they’re mostly young (20s / early 30s) and they’ve generally been practising their craft since they were pretty much children - so the work comes easily and busy-ness is a way of life.

How much of that would be the case for you? A decent master’s course should be stretching and will become stressful at some point, even for the most energetic and well qualified student. And I have to say I haven’t much liked what I’ve read (mostly on this board) about studying/training for counselling - which it sounds as if you’re doing. Would you be able to organise your year so that you don’t have study / therapy crises at the same time as a sudden huge teaching workload?

What else is going on? Children? Parents to support? Without those I'd say you'd be fine

Although having some sympathetic family members around can help with the stress. Sometimes you need a listening ear and a few encouraging words. (Or, at least, I did.)

Thanks all. I have three children - 4, 14 and 17. Youngest has just started school. Very supportive husband and my mum does the majority of the school drop-offs and pick-ups as hubby and I can't due to work (on my teaching days I'm in from 7.45 - 5.15).

I did my Masters with the OU while teaching full time and I had two children at Primary School. The OU is geared to you studying while you work.

@Rocknrollstar Thank you. This would be an "in person" Masters with 1 then 2 days in uni. A large chunk of the course requires attending personal therapy and supervised placements so unfortunately not one you can do remotely.

Will it lead to something better for you? What's the goal?

No, @Tomorrowisyesterday - the OP is doing it to make her life worse …

I did it while working pt with children . I will be honest, although I really enjoyed the uni lectures I found finding the time for my dissertation really hard combined with marking etc.despite the support from family. I struggled to complete it and didn’t do myself justice academically. In retrospect I would have left it until the children were offhand.

Don't see why not. I'm in my 3rd year of a msc. I work as a Dr frequent 70h weeks + I commute 3h a day

Don't see why not. I'm in my 3rd year of a msc. I work as a Dr frequent 70h weeks + I commute 3h a day

time for my dissertation really hard combined with marking

This is exactly the crisis point I was thinking of. Particularly as at that time of the year one is likely to be exhausted anyway.

You're very funny - but I did a masters out of pure interest that had no discernible effect on my career. It is a reasonable question to ask.

I did a law degree and LPC by correspondence course whilst working full time as a paralegal and with a baby to toddler. Husband would take care of child at weekends and evenings so I could study. It should be doable. Go for it!