Should I become a teacher?
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What is needed is a person with the "Passion" to teach, and to influence our young.  The road for them is difficult and there are plenty of teachers that just get in a rut and do it by the book...it is the exceptional teacher that takes their personal interest in how their children are comprehending the materials that matters.  Sexual identity should be the least concern for you, because the need is so great.\n\nJust because you are gay does not mean you will try to have relationships with the students...society has as much to fear from a straight teacher as a gay one.\n\nSo...do what your heart moves you to do!
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Teaching may be your gift in the Spirit. Go for it! I still want to be a teacher when I grow up (I'm 22, but still... :) ), and I already teach dance and PE at a Christian school. I started with teaching guitar in High School. The world needs lights for Jesus, and teaching is such a rewarding-- but exhausting-- lifestyle.
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It's a great job with the normal headaches and red tape b.s.\n\nI believe the most important teachers are the primary teachers. If the kids get a good handle on reading and writing at the early stages, things go much easier.\n\nGet your master's degree as soon as possible because the extra money is nice. Vacation days and health insurance is usually pretty good in most school districts. Retirement for a teacher makes social security a joke.\n\nIf you do become a teacher, have high goals of achievement for the kids and yourself. Make earning an "A" difficult. It should be. Forget self-esteem psychology and work on self-acceptance.\n\nGood Luck
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yes, become a teaching assistant
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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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You will need a BS in Math and depending on your state, probably a teacher certification with it.  You can double major in many schools and have a bachelor degree in Mathematics and in Education.  If you really want a career teaching, and want it to be Math... that would be my choice.  Check on what teacher credentials are required in your state.\n\nSue
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Teaching does NOT make money. You will find that teachers living in financial comfort are married to someone making the big income... it's not from the teacher pay. Most people living on a teaching income only, are either single and living modestly, or hold down a second job on nights/weekends/summers.\n\nIf you want to make the best money possible teaching, then be prepared not to have a life... the only extra money directly from teaching is from stipends, such as sports coaching. That's a big time commitment. Even then, you won't make as good a pay as you would with similar levels of training, time on the job, and degrees in business, law, medicine, etc.
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Practice, practice, practice. get a good teacher.
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You will need four years of college. It would be wonderful it you would get your Master's degree too, however. You would position yourself for better jobs in teaching! That is wonderful that you are going to teach!
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Most teachers these days have university training. If you get a lesser qualification you will not off the bottom rung of the teaching career ladder. In its early days, the Open University made a fortune out of non-graduate teachers wanting a degree to get promotion. Also, it is highly unlikely you will qualify as a teacher without doing full-time study on the way.\n\nIf you are already working, you could look at doing a university degree part-time. If you are in London you could apply to Birkbeck College, or (anywhere) you could enrol with the Open University. Be warned this takes a long time and is hard work.\n\nUni these days is no promise of a good job, but you need to go to Uni to get most decent jobs. If it were not so the Government would not have 18 year olds over a barrel with student loans!
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That all depends on where you plan on being a teacher at. Most K-12 will require at least a bachelors. College levels will require at least a masters if not a PhD. Remember this is just your education to become a good teacher it will take many years and a lot of maturity to present history to young minds so that they will absorb it like a sponge. In my 24 years of schooling I can honestly say that I only had 1 year that my history teacher was impressive enough to make me want to come to class and learn each day. If this is your dream go for it great teachers are hard to find.
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The person who said Get a degree, Apply is right and wrong.\n\nYou can do *some* teaching, such as subbing or assisting a certified teacher, just with a degree.\n\nTo be a full teacher, however, with your own classroom, you have to be certified or currently enrolled in a state-approved alternative certification plan.\n\nYour best option is to contact a nearby state or private university, and ask to speak to their college of education about becoming certified. If you don't yet have a degree, but are in college, you can get certification along with your degree. No matter what, you have to have a degree to be  anything more than substitute or an assistant.
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A teacher isn't just a transmiter of knowledge. A teacher has lots of roles that can be categorized into three: A teacher as a person, a professional and as a member of the community.\n\nSo am I a good teacher?\n\nI'm not yet a teacher but I think I have a potential to be one.
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A teacher should be able to:\n-work well with people (adults, too...parents, administrators, etc.)\n-be able to give instructions\n-understand the subject matter they are going to teach\n-be flexible\n-think on their feet\n-communicate well\n\nAnd much, much more!
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I encourage each and every person who thinks teaching is an easy job to become one. Go to college, get your 4-year degree in education and a specialty (subject area, elementary, special ed, bilingual, etc.), and get a job "doing nothing." For a more detailed description of what you face, go to this question:\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AtVb_TJAUD4OKZrC6Y4p6tDsy6IX?qid=1006040702012\n\nDuring summer vacation, teachers...\n\n-- plan for the following year, make new centers and activities, etc.\n-- take professional development courses\n-- teach summer school\n-- teach summer courses at a nearby college\n-- spend time with their families, parenting, etc.\n-- do community volunteer work\n-- work a second job\n-- train with the National or State Guards\n\nand so on.\n\nAlso, many districts are going to the "Year-round" calendar, and therefore have only about 2 to 4 weeks, instead of 10, for summer vacation. Therefore, all the teachers do for those breaks is hurridly spend time with family and work on their plans for the next session. Teacher's official contract time is 182 days or so (1/2 year)... but that doesn't count weekends (104 days per year) so teachers really are hired on their contracts for 286 days. Teacher take lots of their work home with them, and do lots of meetings, trainings, additional college classes, etc. during the remaining "off" days (all 11 weeks... spring break is one week, 10 weeks for summer).\n\nBefore you knock teachers regarding pay, consider...\n\nTo be a teacher requires at least a 4-year college degree, and most districts now are encouraging their staff to earn Master's degrees and Doctorates.\n\nA person with a 4-year degree in Accounting STARTS at least at $40,000. In Computer Science at least at $45,000. In Chemical Engineering at $52,000. And so on.\n\nThe AVERAGE teacher, for that AVERAGE pay of $40,000, has a Master's Degree and about 15 YEARS of experience.  Most teachers start at around $25,000 to $30,000 per year. By their 15th year, it has only risen to $38,000 average (not $40,000). For those of you out there that don't quite grasp how long 15 years of experience is... if you are 25 when you graduate and get your first job, you'll be 40 years old before you see that $38,000 pay. \n\nWith 15 years of experience, the AVERAGE salaries for people with Master's Degrees (most 15-year or better teachers have a Master's) are Geologists with Petroleum companies etc. $110,000, Video Game Programmers $85,000, Video Game Animators $75,000, Buisness Services Technology Application Directors $98,000, Lawyers $95,000, etc. All you have to do is Google "average salary experience degree," and start clicking down the list.
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The previous answer had the basics, but you are in luck that you want to teach in a place that is experiencing extreme growth.  Teachers are in high demand in Las Vegas.  You might even want to check with the school district about any programs they might have to help those interested in becoming teachers.
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To be a *good* teacher is a calling... to want to help children, to educate, esc. Some people who are called and not, well, the summer vacation is attractive. Also, although the pay isn't great, it's stable and in this economy, thats a big plus. Add a good retirement and benifits package and you've got yourself a decent living. \n\nBut, like I said, a lot of people who go into it *just* for those reasons are the kind of teacher that everyone hates.. the mean teacher, the apathetic teacher. The good teacher truly has a calling to do what he/she does.