I wanna become a US history teacher?I need some questions answered?

Question

1.What would teaching be like?Would it be fun?

2.How many years of college do I need to teach?

3.Should I learn any languages besides Spanish?

4.What grade should i teach?

Answer 1

I also wanted to be a US History teacher, still do.  I will gladly answer your questions but I do want to tell you, don't limit yourself to just U.S. History.  If you do then getting a job can be much harder.  If you think about it how many U.S. History teachers are there in a given school?  Not many.  Open yourself up to different subjects, you never know what you might enjoy.  I went to college to teach high school US history but now teach 4th grade and love it.

Now on to your questions.

1. Teaching is very rewarding but very hard.  There are very few days in which you don't bring something home, papers need to be graded and lesson plans need to be done.  It is fun however, especially once you find the grade and subject you like the most.

2. As for years in college, it depends on where you go and where you live.  You need to get a bachelors in history which takes 4 to 5 years, depending on your school.  After that you can try to get a job but odds are you will need to go back and get a master's in education which takes 1.5 to 2.5 years.  So you are looking at 4 yrs min. and 7.5 max.  Once again it depends on the school and where you live.

3. Depends on where you live, but Spanish is probably the best one to learn.  If you are good at it, it will help you get a job.

4. If you want to solely teach US History it depends on where you want to teach.  Look on the school system's website to see what grades teach US History.  I know here in TN 8th grade and 11th grade are both US History.  Once again though it depends on where you live on the grades that have it.

Good luck and I hope that you get a US History job, just remember though to keep and open mind about other subjects and grades.