Are there any high schools that have programs aimed at students who know they want to go to college and become teachers? There are science high schools, history high schools and high schools for arts ...anything with an education emphasis or for future teachers?
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Well, my school has Teaching Academy, which requires you to take special classes from sophomore year of high school until senior year, and when you go to college, the district pays for your college education, and in return for that, they are reqired to teach in the district for at least 2 years.\nThat's the closest thing I can think of.
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the very fact that you are asking this question means that you are far more prepared than you think. my advice to you, is, if your school is large enough such that you have a choice in your teachers, find out who the best teachers are and take their classes. also, if your high school is decent, they will have some kind of advisory program. get to know your advisor, and your teachers. when they see how motivated you are and how concerned you are with your own progress, they will bend over backwards to help you.
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It depends on if you want to be a professor of Education or in another discipline.  Typically professors of other disciplines do not take teaching methodology courses and concentrate on their own field of study.  Its a shame really, because there are lots of intelligent people out there who know lots of interesting things but are very poor at communicating it.\n\nThere may be courses available but what percentage of people actually take them?  Also what percentage of existing professors have teching training?  That would be an interesting number.  \n\nIn my experience most grad students do TA work where they lead tutorials and small classes but this is often done off the cuff or just following a basic procedure instead of having specific professional teacher training.
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There were so many throughout my schoolife its hard to choose. I'd have to say though that without a doubt it was US history and World History in High School.  It wasnt so much the subject matter as it was the teacher.  You know what I mean....i'm sure you've had a small handful of teachers who really made a difference in your life.\n\nIn my US History class my teacher would make us reinact scenes from history using props and putting on plays. He also would come in dressed appropriately with the timeframe we were studying (like dressing like a mountain man when we were studying the frontier period). He even made out different versions of the same test for students to choose (like essay form for people good with words and True/False n multiple choice for people who liked that form of testing).\n\nMy world history teacher was friggin hilarious. He would sit and tell stories about his childhood growing up in the area and all his messed up practical jokes he played on people. He was the kinda guy who was always willing to listen and help any way he could. Super funny and nice guy....
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Highschool--- anything math related.\n\nCollege- anything math related, statistics, Experimental Psychology, and a couple of others.
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I understand your frustration.  I have taught high school for 8 years and it is very discouraging at times to see the situations that exist in the classroom.  First of all, there is a mandate that Special Education students be mainstreamed into the general classroom population.  I have had a class of 34 students with 9 Spec. Ed. students (this is becoming more and more typical).  There are supposed to be teacher's aides to help in classes like that, but school budgets are spent so unwisely, at times, that there is no money for a teacher's aide for every teacher with a significant amount of Spec. Ed. students (who either have a learning disability, a behavioral disability, or an emotional disability).  This leaves the teacher and the students at a disadvantage.  Teachers now use more time on class management than on class instruction.  And, it's not just because of Spec. Ed. students.  For some reason many students like to "dumb down" on their own as to not be ridiculed by their peers for being too smart, a nerd, or a "lame".  School administration look at teachers with disdain and often let go of teachers with too high of a failure rate, so many teachers, when presented with a class or classes that do not produce on the expected level then create a curriculum that they feel the students have a chance to pass, even if it does not prepare a student to be on level.  Our educational system is in deep need of reforms that work, not just reforms that look good on paper but have no substance or effectiveness in the classroom or to the students.  I try to prepare students for high school and beyond, whether they are college bound, interested in vocational training, or ready to work once they graduate.  Teaching is a many tiered profession (teacher, counselor, mentor) if children are to be educated properly.  I worry about the same things you do, but I also know that the big decisions about education often do not rest upon  teachers' shoulders, but on an administration that is often too long out of the classroom to remember or know the things that work and the things that do not.  I only hope that it gets better before it continues getting worse.
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Columbia University.  Columbia also has Teacher's College, which is indisputably the finest graduate program in education in the US.
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There usually isn't a shortage of History teachers...the shortages are normally Math, Science, Special Education and sometimes Reading. I would go to the Department of Education for your county. They usually have programs where if you already have a B.A. degree, all you need to do is take some education courses and pass a subject area exam. They are called "career-switchers" programs. ,,,,,,, are you sure you want to do this? I bet you have a cushy job and getting paid pretty well. Teaching is VERY hard work. I know because I am a high school teacher. My husband is in IT. He works 40 hours a week and makes twice what I do, while I am under a lot of stress and work 60 hours a week!
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Private colleges and universities usually verie depending on what your major is. if you choos a prive colleges are tend to have a smaller studient to teacher ratio. where as a public college tend to have larger student to teacher ratio's. so do some reasearch befor deciding on what type of college you want to do. personally i work 2 jobs and go to college, but i do mine online so i can work at my own pace. check out my school website if your intrested.
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There are lots out there.  Check at Rainbow Resource or Timberdoodles (see sources).  Is there something more specific you're looking for (subject, grade)?  My kids aren't quite to HS yet, but I've been looking.\n\nThere's also places like Bob Jones Univ. Press and A Beka Book, with full curriculum programs for HS (all levels, but you asked about HS)\n\nI've also seen 'correspondence' programs, but don't remember any of them right now.
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Good choice... teaching is a wonderful career!\n\nAs to where you should go to college, it depends in what subject area you plan to teach students.
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It depends on the quality of the high school.  There are bad public schools and bad private schools, and the opposite is true.  They universities understand there are different high school qualities.
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I would post this question in a different area. Even though it appears that you are in high school now, it seems that you are looking for people who have already completed their training. Try posting your question in:\n\n* Education & Reference - Higher Education (University +)\nor\n*Science & Mathematics - Medicine\n\nYou will probably get more answers there!
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Both programs can provide a great opportunity to enhance your education (and that is really why you should do either, not just to make your college application look better). \n\nI personally would recommend going with the AP courses. AP is a standardized program, and colleges know how to interpret the scores and curriculum. Some colleges are leary of courses taken at community colleges because they are not as standardized. Additionally, it's usually much easier to fit an AP course or two into your high school schedule then it is to take community college courses.\n\n However, AP courses aren't offered in every subject, and some high schools have restrictions on who can take them. Talk to your guidance counselor about which ones your school offers and how to fit one into your schedule. If you can't take one, or are interested in another subject, the community college route would be fine as well.\n\nOne other word of advice: Don't take on more than you can handle. While colleges like to see that students have challenged themselves, they still will be looking for great grades. It is usually  better to have fewer AP courses and better grades than tons of AP courses and so-so grades.\n\nCarolyn Lawrence, \nwww.AdmissionsAdvice.com, the college blog
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Check out Accelerated Christian Education, or ACE.  Their curriculum is designed for the student to work at their own pace.  I graduated from high school as a homeschooler and loved it.  Actually finished a year early and got a free ride to college!  Definitely check it out.
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I am sure you'll hate my answer, but colleges are NOT career training institutes.  They are institutions for education, and college faculties aim to teach students to think critically, and to be well-rounded human beings.  Career training is to be found at vocational or technical schools.  \n\nIncreasingly, students have come to expect career training in undergraduate institutions, and universities have, in some respects, capitulated to these demands by creating business schools, schools of engineering, schools of education, and the like.\n\nBut from the first foundation of universities in medieval Europe, and through to the present day, post-secondary education at the university level always has been primarily centered upon the "school of arts and sciences," in which students are taught to think well (across several disciplines of study that are generally known as the liberal arts).\n\nFinancial success has never been the central aim of education.  That is the aim of business.  Education and business remain, despite the increasing commodification of education, two distinct enterprises.  As a matter of fact, in most any introductory philosophy course at a university, students learn that knowledge and virtue, NOT material prosperity, are the noblest aims. This is why EDUCATED human beings look to people like Aristotle, Lao-Tzu, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Jane Addams, Dorothy Day, and others like them, rather than to Bill Gates, Donald Trump, and others like them, for models of a life well-lived.\n\nBut you would have known all of this if you had studied philosophy, European history, American history, or even the history of education.  These things are taught at colleges and universities.  ;)
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I outta warn you... as a high school student. My college counselors have urged my sister not to do the same, too. Colleges such as the UCs and CSUs look for high school graduates... with good grades, extracurriculars, etc. When they see that you have a GED... they tend to think, "Who's this podunk trash with their GED? Why couldn't they sit through high school all the way? Did they want to drop out? Or were they pregnant? (if you are a female)" I'm sorry to say it that way... but it's true.\n\nColleges can be real assh*les, sometimes because they look at people with GEDs VERY negatively. They don't think, "oh, how nice! this person finished their degree in a year... instead of four! they must be gifted!" They tend think of you as a moron for getting a GED instead of a high-school diploma.\n\nHell, look at those Bryman, Westwood, PCDI, Devry, etc. commercials on the TV all the time. They say, "or get your high-school diploma..." instead of "get your GED"- because the high school diploma is far better than the GED. The GED is pretty much second rate.\n\nIf you're in high school... you can still go to a city college. Earn a ton of college credits and when you get your high school diploma... go to the city college. Then get into the Transfer Program (TAP, which means, "Transfer Alliance Program"- I'm pretty sure...) and get Honors classes. EARN A's, DAMNIT! EARN A's!! Then apply to a UC or a CSU and they'll accept you. Also... you won't have to do the classes you took at community college. ;-)\n\nTrust me... you'll be able to go to a UC. They have this new KICK A$S program now... which says, "If you are in the top 4% of your entire class... then you are GUARANTEED a seat in a UC school." I'm not kidding... it's totally true. So, try this: stay in high school, take a lot of APs and Honors classes in high school... and kick serious butt in the classes... get a FANTASTIC GPA and try to get into the top 4% of your class. Then apply. You're done. :-D\n\nBut try to get some college credits in the process, too... It's less work for when you make it to the UCs. :-)\n\nI'm going to be a senior in like 2 weeks... and I'm already breaking my back trying to make it to the top 4%. But it'll all be worth it. Just try it... It won't hurt you. Also, talk to your counselors and make them know what your goals are. :-)