Masters Not a Good Idea

[magflo]

> I know with teaching if you get a masters right away it can hurt 

depends on where you teach doesn't it ? 
don't some places require a masters in education ?

This refers to teaching k-12 where a bachelor's is the required degree and a masters brings a pay bump, thus schools aren't huge fans of bringing in people with master's degrees because the applicant pool of those with just a bachelor's is good.  Smart teachers pursue a master's once they are in a "secure" position with a district and don't plan to change jobs.

In New York, to teach K-12, a Master's degree is required to move on to the Professional certificate (you can only get an Initial teaching certificate valid for 5 years with a Bachelor's degree), so getting the Master's degree in education will not hurt you in states like NY. I was surprised when I moved to NC and discovered that a bachelor's degree was all that is needed here. 
HOWEVER, it still might be wise to wait until you're employed before seeking the Master's degree, for example when you teach for NYC you are part of the union and they have subsidized Master's degree programs for their members. http://www.uft.org/teaching/master-degree-programs