Newly unemployed with ??

hoedown
Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:24:05 +0000

I am seriously considering teaching high school chemistry as my next career (hence the retraining, to get my certification.) My state has fairly strict certification procedures. One option - the one I’m favoring - would require a stint as a full-time college student myself at some time. The financial aid aspect of this sounds encouraging!



I don’t know if you’re in my state, but I know that my state is currently revisiting some of its certification requirements for people like you, who are well-educated and have math/science degrees and are considered a career change into teaching. Given national shortages, surely we’re not the only ones. So things may soon be easier than they are currently.

Some colleges and universities offered structured programs that give someone certification (and usually a Masters or something similar) in one calendar year of classes/student teaching. They are designed for people seeking a career change. Perhaps that’s what you’re already looking into?