I heard of a program for people w/ degrees who can go back and become teachers. Is it STEP into Teaching?
400217
Well, it varies state by state, as they all have different rules for teaching certifications.  I did not study education, but studied chemistry.  I decided I would like to teach.  Florida had and still has a huge teacher shortage.  In Orlando they were hiring people like crazy to be teachers and could not fill the classrooms.  All you had to have was a 4 year degree in anything and you could get a 3 year temporary teaching certificate.  Then, the school district paid for the training for me to get fully certified.  This was Orlange County Public Schools in Orlando, Florida, but I know there were a lot of school districts that were this way.
658618
I have a B.A. in English.  I completed the four-year degree in three years by taking twenty courses in my final year of studies.  Upon graduation I found that it was, for the most part, useless.  The market is saturated with people with Arts degrees.\n\nSo I moved to Europe and worked for a while as an EFL teacher.  I really liked teaching, so I decided to use my B.A. and enroll in a B.Ed program.  I will start it in September.  It was hard to find a B.Ed program that would accept me with just a regular B.A.- a lot of programs expect you to specialize in children's literature before starting the Education program.\n\nI don't feel that I learned very much at university, but I feel like it's a necessary step to enter the workforce.  I learned more about teaching in my first day of work as an EFL teacher than I did in the enter six-week TEFL course, and I imagine that when I start teaching in high schools I will find the same thing.  One thing that I did learn during university was how to get the work done using "alternate" resources- I rarely attended lectures and preferred to study independently.  I am now excellent at finding primary and secondary resources when doing research, but the only reason I developed such good research skills was because I didn't go to the lectures and had to learn things for myself.  One of my big problems with university was that the professors would let unknowledgeable students ramble and babble for long periods of time, without bringing them back onto topic or correcting erroneous statements.  If I had a ninety-minute class and forty-five minutes was spent listening to the same two students repeat themselves six hundred times, I wanted to kill myself.  I paid for an education, not to hear the unfounded opinions of self-absorbed students.
284407
Nope.  I started in music, then music education, then political science, thinking I would be a lawyer.  I ended up going right on to my Master of Education degree then working in college administration for 5 years before I FINALLY started teaching 6 years ago.\n\nIn today's world, it's much more normal to try a few things first. Our parents and grandparents might have stayed with the same company or even in the same job their whole lives, but that's not the nature of the 21st century workforce.  Get a degree that requires you to take a variety of courses from a good college, and above all, get good grades, and you'll be able to do just about any job you want.\n\nGood luck!
404462
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!
1125642
I don't know what to tell you about using that degree outside of education, but the degree doesn't mean you will have to be in the classroom.  You could be a curriculum facilitator, lead teacher (who doesn't necessarily teach full time), testing coordinator, activities, coordinator, instruction consultant, textbook consultant, or work in various capacities within the state's department of public instruction.
990123
There's two routes.  You can either do a B Ed degree or, if you have a degree already, do the PGCE (1 year long).  \n\nThe days of being able to enter the profession without a degree are gone - although, frankly, why on earth one needs to have studied Beowulf to teach kids to read is beyond me.\n\nSupplementary - Yep although you may be well advised to check on the current level of demand for teachers in that age group - a couple of years ago alot of people were coming out of training only to find it difficult to find jobs.
1088954
I don't know which country you live in, but Athabasca University in Canada offers a very well recognized distance undergraduate degree in education.  It is a very good university.
928937
nothing with my degree.  Dont want to be negative if you are looking toward math but, from experience you have to do more that a BS if you want to go math.  Most people right now want a specialty and just math isnt enough.  If you dont want to teach I would recomend either staying in school for at least masters or doing another major along with math.  It looks good to have math but its tough to get started with just that.  If you want to teach you are golden.  They are hurting bad for math teachers now and you could just about get in anywhere.  I did that for a while but wasnt my cup of tea.
655366
IT is interesting, in that the skills you learned there can apply to lots of different masters programs.  For example, I know that programs in things like Economics, Linguistics and Political Science love to get technical people to apply.  But you basically need to find out what you would ENJOY, and go that route.  Don't limit yourself.  Lots of programs would consider you.
954361
I agree with previous poster, do not major in Education. Doing so is basically like getting a management degree (classroom management), which might be useful if you only want to substitute teach, but if you want to be a full-time teacher, wouldn't you ratherr be an expert at your subject? \n\nCheck out this site for financial help. \nhttp://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/teachercancel.jsp?tab=repaying\nThey don't necessarily "pay your way through college", but can defer and even cancel your student loans, which is kind of the same thing. Kind of depends on the state you want to teach in though. Some states have better teacher incentives than others. Good luck!
245454
Can you be more specific? I will check back later.\n\nUpdate:\nWell you can always go back to the univeristies. You can attend part time. Depending on one's job, it could take some years but it could be done. There are also tech schools which teach you a skill, usually for teachers, then you can use the credits to enter a univeristy. More info would have been helpful.
325486
yes. If you have a 4 year degree you can take what's called the "fast track" program which is a two year program where they teach you about teaching and then you need to be certified.  If I get certified in New York, I believe I still need to be certified in New Jersey, but I don't believe you need a masters degree to teach in NJ like you do in NY.
466286
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:)
747278
A teacher has to have a Bachelor's Degree (4 years) and a teaching certificate.  The certificate is usually earned by persuing your Bachelor's, doing a semester of student teaching, and then passing a teacher's exam.  \n\nA couple of states, like Massachusetts, are beginning to require teachers to hold a Master's Degree, which is an additional two years, but that is rare. \n\nIf you are considering teaching, I would strongly advise P.E.  You make as much as any other teacher, have your summers off, and far less responsibility.
749540
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!
470167
Yes! I looked it up on Yahoo and there are a ton of articles.  It's when a program doesn't provide the education they promised.
39604
Many people are.  I know I was, years ago.  You may want to start with a liberal arts program at a local community college. When you find something that interests you can major in that subject and then transfer to a four-year school.  \n\nYou get the same diploma as the people that went there for all four (or more!) years, but don't waste all that money trying to figure out what you'd like to do. I tried it both ways and this is definitely the way to go, especially if you're paying for college yourself.\n\nGood Luck.