What do i need to do in order to teach?

Question

Hello, i've recently graduated from high school and for now i think the career i would most enjoy would be teaching but i have a few questions.

(i am from indiana and would plan on teaching here btw)

in hs I only took 3 years of math (alg1, geo, alg2) and only 1 year of foreign language (spanish)....

would this be a problem? would i need to take ermm... i think they call it undergraduate courses to take a 4th and 2nd year of math and language?

also, how demanding is the education process with becoming a teacher? if i major in history for example will i need to take many difficult math or science classes? i'm not great at math, i understand science fairly well except when difficult math starts to get involved, i'm very good in english and history.

also is it difficult to find a job after college, what is the typical pay i could expect, any other bits of advice, etc.

i would prefer to probably teach high school, but would settle for middle school btw.

-thanks so much

Answer 1

First of all, you need to learn capitalization. You refer to yourself as 'I', not 'i'.

Then of course, you fail to capitalize the first word of each sentence. Then of course, there is the question of punctuation, or the lack of same.

I am sorry, but it needed pointing out to you..2 out of 10.

If you wrote to a college using this sort of style; you would soon get a rejection.

Kind regards

Dr Antony

Answer 2

Hi!  I am an education major in my senior year of college right now, so I hope I can help.  First, don't worry too much about what you took in high school because you are going to have to take a whole bunch of general education (gen eds) requirements when you start college.  They are just about the same for every major, some math, some science, some english, all very basic.  Some colleges, some degrees require you to take a language component, i am an English major and I have to take 5 language courses.  It doens't matter what you took in HS unless they were counted as college credit. (AP classes or something, although if you are able to, sometimes you can 'test out' of a class, meaning you are already proficient and just pay for the credit hours but don't need to take the class.)

Once you get into your junior year of your B.A. (undergraduate degree), you'll start taking more major-specific courses.  I am down to almost all English classes at this point.  If you majored in History, you'd be taking all of your 300 and 400 level history classes.

To become a liscenced teacher, you take the Praxis I and Praxis II exams.  The Praxis I is over the subject matter you teach (history) and the Praxis II is over teaching methods.  Some schools only require you to get a B.A. but some, like mine, require you to get a M.A. to get your liscence.  Look at the college you want to go to so you know if you are in for an extra year or not.  Also, consider the place you want to teach in, because some states require a M.A. to teach.

About finding jobs, from what I've been told, teaching is second only to nursing in terms of job openings over the next 10 years.  The baby-boomer generation makes up most of the teaching community and they are all retiring soon, so there will be quite a few openings.  Average teacher pay is around $40-50,000 a year, depending on whether you teach public or private, what degree you have, what subject you teach (they need more math and science than history and english, sadly)  Something to look for is school districts that offer large sign on bonuses or reimbursment  for school loans.  

okay, hope that helped, and good luck!

Answer 3

Get accepted to a college that has a good teacher ed. program.  Develop a relationship with your advisor, keep a clear path toward graduation, and hit the books.

Answer 4

Major in a subject that is in demand science, math, bilingual education, or special education. Get certified in for High School, K -8 or K -6. Take the state examinations.  Jobs for teacher are aplently.  Typical pay starts at 42,000 here in Texas so you can see higher wages in other states. Sign on bonuses are available in the demand areas. If you got that spark go for it. Welcome to the profession!  I am a retired teacher.

Answer 5

Your own bag of apples, because the economy is tough right now!!