Path to becoming a teacher?

techmom99
Wed, 17 Aug 2016 02:15:45 +0000

My daughter attended a 5 year direct entry program at a NY school (SUNY) and earned her masters’.

One piece of advice I would give you is to check if the programs you are interested in are NCATE accredited. That accreditation can provide reciprocity with some other states or make the testing or other requirements that you have to go through to get licensed in that other state easier. Not all states accept licenses from other states, you have to check. Since you don’t know where you want to live, an NCATE school might give you the most options.

As TheGreyKing said, there are numerous paths to becoming a teacher. My D did an education major. My friend’s daughter double majored in art history and English, worked as a nanny for a few years and is now going back to school for a masters’ in special ed. My son had a math teacher who worked at IBM for 30 years and then became a teacher through a second career programs.