Knowing How to Steer Students in the Right Direction

I have to commend Kayley on her post about Lemire’s I’m an English Major—Now What?  She made me see something positive in what Lemire was saying!  I wasn’t even sure if that was possible!  (Ok, I admit, I am exaggerating, Lemire did have a lot of good points, I just didn’t like how he expressed himself all the time).  But Kayley made me consider my role as a future teacher.  It is important for me to know all that is out there, available, for English majors.  Just because I probably won’t go on to grad school, or don’t intend to pursue journalism myself, does not mean I do not need to familiar with them.  I never know when one of my students will rely on me to guide them in the right direction.  The more I know about the possibilities out there, the better I can help and teach my students!  Just because I am majoring in English and education does not mean I can close my eyes and ignore everything else that goes along with the English major.  The more I know, the more I can help future English majors makes themselves marketable (thereby doing what Lemire is trying to do for all of his readers).