Is it preferred to have teaching background before persuing education for leadership/principalship?
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isn't there anyone at your university with whom you can discuss your options??
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Another alternative to avoid the bureaucracy is to teach in a setting other than a public high school.  Private schools, community colleges, for profit schools, Boys and Girls Clubs, etc. do not require teaching credentials and respect real world experience.
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Not at all!! You will bring years of life experience as an employee and as a person who has lived in this chaotic world. The University of Southern Maine has an OUTSTANDING program for people who want to change careers and enter the teaching profession. My daughter completed the program (It's a year long program.) when she was 37 and is now the happiest she has ever been teaching high school science. She left a high-paying job to enter this program because she has always wanted to teach. This June she will be 40 years old and has the drive, commitment, and dedication to be an outstanding, successful teacher.\n\nBTW, MOST of the people in the program at USM are over 30. If you want to teach, go for it!! We need good, experienced-in-life and in the workplace people in education.\n\nMy career lasted for 40 years, and I was as energetic and caring at the end as I was at the beginning. Don't be afraid!! Forge ahead, and GOOD LUCK!!\n\nBTW, while teaching may be fun, it is also hard work. You must have a great command of the subject you teach, be able to communicate ideas to young people, and be willing to spend hours and hours preparing lessons and grading tests and papers. However, it is worth every minute. Again, good luck.
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Coming from the teaching profession I feel that I can answer this.  I think that first and formost you need a connection with the kids that you teach.  If that is being a know it all, being quick on your feet, or what ever.  Second you need to be consistant and Fair.  Third be Firm with your decision and do not waver unless you are absolutely sure you are wrong with your first responce.  Forth do your best to never be wrong with your first responce.  :)  Fifth but not the last, listen to your kids and observe.  If you do all these things you will not fail.  :)
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should be plenty of options (especially in IT) for you depending on your gpa and any experiences you may or may not have... I encourage you to speak with one of your teachers for advice and/or job leads...
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MLS, MA, M ed.\nWATCH OUT!  If you are a primary school teacher and you get a masters in higher ed you will never see the ankle biters again.  If you are in secondary history and get certed in a science you'll never teach social studies again.  Two good ones.  First is supervision, i.e adminisrative cert.  They will never make you be an administrator but you can go back and teach the courses as an adjunct.  Second is Adult ed.  It has nothing to do with primary or secondary but you can again go back and teach as and adjunct.
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In what context? Students as experts teaching novice students in a particular area? The effectiveness of expert teachers vs. novice teachers?  \n\nThe implications are simple. Experience = effectiveness, given no burnout and good teacher motivation. So when you're a novice, turn to experienced teachers for mentorship. Build your own expertise through time and experience. When you reach effective levels of experience, be a mentor to those just starting out.
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If you work in education you should start with last year's assessment and state what you have worked on/improved upon, etc.  You should include any conferences or in-service learning/training opportunities you have participate in; the ways in which you have changed your classes and/or teaching style; any extra-curricular activities you have participated in (coach, sponsor a club, attend games, etc.); and you should also include what you plan to do in the upcoming year to continue to improve upon your teaching, etc. (maybe a conference you'd like to go to or someone you want to shadow . . .)
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In my district, they prefer that you are qualified to teach 2 subjects but it's not required.\n\nAs far as the difference in teaching - I prefer junior high, although both of them have their disadvantages.  In elementary school, you spend more time dealing with parental issues - sick kids, getting them to cooperate before going anywhere like lunch, keeping track of them, and dealing with lots of parents.  Also, it requires that you can think like them and communicate with them on their level.  That to me, was the hardest part but it was also fun to find ways to get them to understand what you're trying to teach them - it certainly brings out your creative side.  Also, since you have the same kids all year, it becomes easier to overcome certain obstacles (like learning curves).\n\nThe advantages of junior high is that the kids are expected to be more independent and more responsible for getting things done and done on time.  It takes some of the pressure off of you when a student gets a big fat "F" because they refused to do their homework whereas, in elementary school, you're responsible for the pace of the students' work (more so in lower grade levels like 1st and 2nd).  Also, it's much easier to talk to junior high students, so teaching them can be easier (depending on the type of teacher you are).  The subject material is a little more interesting and students ask more interesting questions.  The disadvantage in teaching junior high, I found, is the fact that junior high students are in that "testing the water" phase - you usually get at least two students in each class who have serious attitude problems and like to cause problems for the rest of the class.  In addition to that, many of the kids just don't want to do the work.  They don't tend to take consequences as seriously which makes it frustrating and tiring.
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Never had a problem with that in any school I've been in. The custodians are angels! Plus, any mess left behind by teachers would result in long, drawn-out staff meetings in which the principal spends HOURS lecturing us about being role models....lol.
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i think i would go for the education...there will always be a demand for teaching at any grade...kids need to be mentored at all levels, plus its a great feeling to know that you are putting a lasting impression on the future leadership of your local community or perhaps nation.\n\nThis doesnt mean that nursing isnt important though.  there are all kinds of people out there that need the caring touch of a nurse.
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Why? \nAre you writing your resume for a teaching job? LOL...\n\nWell, teaching philosophy is about your views and beliefs on teaching. \n1.Knowledge is the most precious thing you gain in this world apart from the materialitic possessions. \nSo, what would you do with the knowelege? \nHow did you first earned the knowledge?\n\n2. You would like to share the knowledge with someone, don't you?\n3. How will you share, you have to teach?. to whom and how?.\n4. Also think about improving the knowedge you obtained from your mentor or teacher.\n\n4. you would like to be a role model to the future young generation, you must be interested in teaching and also you should have certain basic principles that you will adhere while taking on the journey of teaching. \n\nAll these constitutes the principles or philosophy of teaching.\n\nI might not have said all, but a few to start with......
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I also have a Master's in Education.  I don't want to discourage you, but I will start with the bad news.  Most people in this country believe it is very, very easy to teach and as a result those of us who have a teaching background are pretty unemployable in most fields even though we all know we have great skills.  I went into temping for a while because I found it nearly impossible to find anyone willing to take a chance on me.  I learned from Human Resources professionals who would be honest with me that they would rather take a chance on someone without a degree than a teacher because teachers can't think for themselves and cannot take direction.  This is a bizarre stereotype and I have no idea where it comes from, but it made me HAVE to temp so that employers could see how very capable I was.\n\nSome people DO make the leap from teaching into other professions.  Usually this leap is done over time and is hard to do while unemployed.  There are many fields that love the kinds of skills teachers bring, but first you have to analyze what it is you want to do.\n\nThis is what I finally did: After temping and being offered many full-time jobs that were not right for me, I took some advice from my aunt who is a teacher that she had from her principal: Go back to where you last felt comfortable, and move forward from there.  This was what led me to law school, and I am finally, for the first time, really feeling like I'm in the right place.  I was actually a really good teacher, but I was never completely happy when I taught, and now I finally know I'm in the place that's right for my skills AND interests.  I don't necessarily recommend this for you, but I do recommend going back to what you last felt was "right" and use that to guide you in your move forward.  As it turns out, for me, where it was last completely right was HIGH SCHOOL, where I had considered becoming an attorney, but just didn't for whatever reason.  My teaching experience and degrees were not a waste of time and money (I have to keep reminding myself), but experience.  In my case, I am very different from most of my classmates in law school because I have lived another life and have consciously chosen this path.  I also have found a field in which my teaching background is NOT considered a detriment at all (lawyers, weirdly, "get" teachers...they use the same skills and aren't overly critical of a past in teaching).\n\nSo, don't get discouraged.  If you're not sure what to do, I highly recommend temping.  You may fall into the right job, but even if you don't, you will gain a LOT from being out in the business world.  I happened to get one assignment in particular that was on Sarbanes-Oxley in the insurance field (of all things), and I liked it quite a bit, and considered staying.  I never had such exposure to the business world in my classroom, and temping is a lot like subbing: you get the experience and can try things out until you find something that works.  While you temp, you might be able to find for yourself where you last felt comfortable and move forward.  At the same time, you won't be "just a former teacher" or "just a person with an Education degree," but you'll be someone with experience and a working knowledge of business who happens to also have a B.A. and an M.A.\n\nGood luck.  This was a painful experience for me (teaching is tied up with your entire life...you can't even watch a movie without thinking of how you could possibly use it in your classroom), and it was hard to find my path since it is a "vocation" career tied up with your whole identity.  This will not be an easy switch, but it will be worthwhile.
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Teaching means actually providing instruction.  Facilitating means helping someone discover things for themselves.  Faciitating might be a strategy you would use as part of your teaching repertoire.  There is a very interesting article, Teaching or Facilitating: A FAlse Dichotomy.  I've included the link.
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It seems like they would've taught you that in college.\nBut, you can just see what your state/areas requirements are for the level your teaching and do that.
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It's obviously difficult to generalize, but I can speak from personal experience. I grew up in New Hampshire and attended an excellent public school - creative, energetic teachers who encouraged a love of learning among the students. I went to college well prepared and knowledgeable about a variety of topics.\n\nI am now a teacher in Southern California and I see quite a difference. Teachers are told what to teach and how to teach it. The creativity is pretty much gone and with it, most times, the quest for knowledge and love of learning. Also, the large amount of English as a 2nd Language affects the English only learners and gives the teachers one more obstacle. Teachers are often burnt out from the many responsibilities they have.\n\nI'd go for the the smaller-town schools of the East any day.
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This is a subjective question with too many variables that we're not priivy to. A generic answer would be, no one is never too late to teach elementary school. The only prerequisites for a goood teacher arethat you be caring, creative, and patient.