How do I get back into teaching?
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First, princiPALS would be glad to hear from a person with your credentials. Three ideas. Consult the classified ads in your local Sunday paper. The New York Times is an excellent source as well. Also, contact your state department of education and ask for their placement help. Finally, go to a placement agency for educators. Those who hire you will pay the fee (I think).
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Get better teachers.  \n\nBy the way, didn't you know what teachers made prior to becoming one.  If the answer is no, you support my position that teachers aren't all that bright.  If the answer is yes - be quite about it.\n\nFACT 1 The ones we have now scored the lowest on college entrance exams of ANY profession.\n\nFACT 2 On an hourly basis, teachers are among the highest paid for those with only a 4 year degree. \n\nFACT 3 Teachers work less than 3/4  the number of hours as the rest of the work force.\n\nI think you should consider yourself lucky for what you have and instead of putting energy into getting more money, put that same energy into becoming a better teacher.\n\nIF YOU CAN READ THIS, THANK YOUR PARENTS FOR IT IS MORE THAN LIKELY THEY WHO GAVE YOU THE LOVE OF READING, NOT YOUR TEACHER.
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GO BACK TO SCHOOL AND LEARN HOW THE SPELL YOU NOB
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As an ex-specialist music teacher, I went to observe experienced teachers and acted as his/her assistants as a volunteer - ask them lots of questions; look at their programmes; watch them teach. If you can't volunteer because you'll be starting as a 'paid' music teacher, then join associations such as Orff Schulwerk, Kodaly, Dalcroze etc. There regularly conduct workshops which are fantastic! Usually at these workshops, you get to meet other music teachers who can help you.\n\nAlso, for weekend work (experience), you can apply to teach at music schools ie yamaha, to gain furthur teaching experiences.\n\nGood luck!
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Depending on the colleges you are looking at, you can start out teaching with a masters. Several of my profs had masters degrees. A few of them were, at the time, working on their doctorates. However, larger universities require a doctorate.\n\nYou could start at a community college level with a masters.\n\n:)
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Make an appointment to see the Head teacher.   Try and make sure everything they tell you is backed up in writing (although they usually try to shy away from this).   Then contact your local education authority (telephone numbers are held under LEA on your local council website).   \nGood luck
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I have two suggestions:\n\n1.  Contact your local school system and ask what qualifications they require.  In my county, we hire lateral entry teachers, in other words, folks who have a college degree and want to change occupations.\n\n2.  Contact the nearest university, and speak to an admissions counselor.  They'll have the most up-to-date information on the courses you'll need to take, and what your prospects are of getting hired.\n\nGood luck!
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As a former teacher trainer in Asia,\n\nGotta set up a routine for you lesson. Let's say you have young ones, start with a song/chant, and then into your "grammar/language" lesson (the crappy books they give you to follow). Seatwork (appropriate for the level). Then end it off with a story. You can ask simple questions for the story, "Find something red. What page was the boy eating the ice cream?" Always good to add a few language games into your lesson. One simple game is for two students with swatters to hit the correct vocab card. Plain, but better than repeating the words. You can make up a whole bunch of language games. Try bingo, but with pics of vocab. Play Simon Says.\n\nI find when I was teachign ESL, my greatest problem and my teachers' greatest problem was the lack of resources. Here is a site: http://www.readinga-z.com/\n\nBuy a $50 yearly member ship and download the books. Get your school to pay for you. This will provide you with 100s of reading activities for ALL levels!
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I too missed, for emotional reasons, a lot of the content of my schooling, and like yourself, have thought how nice it would be now, as an adult, to go back and re-attend classes right along side the 6th graders... Unfortunately, such things are generally not permitted (in spite of the taxes I pay to support the schools here, but that's a different story)\nWhat I did instead was devised my own self-educating plan.  I bought a set of encyclopedias and read them at leisure.  SO SO much stuff I either never knew, or missed...  Additionally, I picked up at GED book and started to read it, as in preparing for a high-school equivalency test.   GED isn't easy!, let me tell you!\nStay alert, watch news channels, read newspapers and magazines on current affairs, etc.  Through observation and reading and dialog, you'll get more information than most people around you.\n(With regard to chemistry, math, etc, you may need to hire a tutor or look  for adult-educaton opportunities)
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Go to the department of education for your state and look up the requirements.  With a master's, you can teach at a community college.  \n\nIf you want to teach K-12 you need a teaching credential.  If you didn't major in education and want to teach, you can do an Alternative Teaching Certificate Program.  These are acclerated programs for working adults, they give you all the coursework you need to become certified.  You can also do that kind of program through your school district IF you are hired for a teaching job.  You can't do it through your district unless you are hired.  \n\nIt's a confusing process, isn't it?  Start with your DOE website, though.  Good luck!
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Depending on what you want to teach, there are some loan forgiveness programs and tuition reimbursement programs if you are going into a "critical shortage" area to teach.  Check with the website of your state, the Department of Education for more info on what is available in your state. Also try:\n\nThere are tons of scholarships that go unclaimed each year. Many $400, $500 or $1000 scholarships never even get applied for because people think it's chump change and not worth applying for. Well, get a few of those $500 scholarships and it'll really make a dent in your tuition bill.\n\nDo a search on scholarships, search your major, your ethnic heritage, your town, your parents employers, your employer, hobbies, high school, local chamber of commerce/rotary/ lion's club etc. Left-handed? There is a scholarship out there for you! Older woman returning to school? There are scholarships out there for you. Do combined searches on more than one criteria "hispanic women aviation scholarships" etc.\n\nGo to the library and ask the reference librarian for a reference book on scholarships. They usually have more than one. There are all kinds of scholarships out there, you just have to start applying yourself and make it your summer career to send out letters everyday for scholarships. Good luck!
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Well, someone's got to teach it to the next lot of would-be therapists!  :)\n\nIf you've been doing it a while and have a qualification (or two) in it already, then there should be courses available for you at your local college on how to teach adults.  There is a post-secondary education PGCE, which some universities and training colleges offer.  Have a look at www.gttr.ac.uk and also www.ucas.ac.uk.  If those are no help, try going dorect to your local college or trying Learn Direct (0800 100 900) - they should be able to talk you through the options if you give them a call.\n\nAnd I think over-19s are easier to teach because they're not forced to be in the classroom, but are there by choice...\n\nGood luck!
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Why would you want to go back to highschool if you've already graduated?  I mean you could get a teaching degree and teach there and be there everyday if you wish.  Or you could get a job in the custodian's department and spend your days going through lockers and reading private stuff (that would be kind of fun actually).  Otherwise, why go back, move on man!
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Here are a few to get you started.  There are so many of them that it is almost impossible to limit the list.  Just do a search for any topic in teaching and you'll be sure to find great sites.  Have fun with it!
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At most community colleges they should have some kind of program. You could also contact the administration office of your school district and ask them. Your best bet may be to hire a tutor. The best ones are the older retired teachers. Good luck and GOD BLESS.
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Okay, just get through this.  Do what you have to do to get the marks you need to get your credential.  Use what you've observed with your master teacher to decide what not to do.  Try to learn some techniques that you will want to use, or at least modify.  It takes a number of years to find the 'happy medium' between letting the students run over you and being a martinet.  Good luck.\n(30 + years teaching middle school, female and working every day and year on that happy medium)
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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!