careers in teaching

masslou
Sat, 25 Oct 2008 13:29:13 +0000

Former teacher, current stay-at-home mom here. You are getting some great advice here. Encourage your D to contact her school’s certification officer and make sure she is on the right track and seriously look into a second teaching field. Business would be a nice addition IMO. This would be worth the investment even if she has to spend extra time as an undergrad. In my experience, it’s easier to get a job with a BA/BS rather than getting the MA before getting a job. In many states the school district will pay for grad work.

I also encourage new graduates to get certification in several states, if there is even a remote chance they’d ever teach there. My sister had to repeat her NTE (now Praxis) tests because her husband was transferred to a neighboring state and her scores were too old…If she completes paperwork as a college senior, it might save her headaches later…