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12-31-2007, 02:03 PM
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Minnesota test
I have been teaching sixth grade at a middle school in Nebraska for two years and just got my Minnesota license. We are planning on moving in June. I understand that I have to take the test within the first year of having my Minnesota license.  What makes it so hard? Is there any way to prepare? I was also planning on subbing until I got a position if I did not get one right away. We are looking at Duluth. Any advice? My husband is a mason. It seems like there are quite a few masonry companies but I wasn't sure about the job availability. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. |
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06-30-2009, 04:41 PM
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looking for rural teaching position
I ran across your thread while searching the web for advice in finding a RURAL teaching position. My husband says nay to Alaska, but there MUST be more northern rural locations in need of teachers. I'm an experienced credentialed teacher looking to move to the boonies. Seriously. Any ideas?
Mindy
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06-30-2009, 07:57 PM
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Location: Minneapolis, MN/Folwell Nhood
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Originally Posted by minwhit
I ran across your thread while searching the web for advice in finding a RURAL teaching position. My husband says nay to Alaska, but there MUST be more northern rural locations in need of teachers. I'm an experienced credentialed teacher looking to move to the boonies. Seriously. Any ideas?
Mindy
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My wife is a teacher and here are the sites that she uses to search for jobs.
St. Cloud State University Career Services Job Listings
MNASA
Find teaching jobs, school jobs, education jobs at SchoolSpring.com!
Short of googling the school district in each and every town these are your best shots for finding teaching jobs in MN. |
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07-01-2009, 07:45 AM
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I have a friend who is a band teacher who is working on his masters. He had to resort to a small rural town (Renville, MN I believe). I think band teaching jobs are a little tougher to come by, but I don't know about other subjects.
However I always felt the world would be better off with a few less English teachers ;-)
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07-01-2009, 09:23 AM
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Originally Posted by cdubs3201
I have a friend who is a band teacher who is working on his masters. He had to resort to a small rural town (Renville, MN I believe). I think band teaching jobs are a little tougher to come by, but I don't know about other subjects.
However I always felt the world would be better off with a few less English teachers ;-)
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I'm sure the hardest jobs to find in Minnesota, like around Sioux Falls area are the elementary teaching positions. Some people around here have to substitute for years or be willing to move to a remote school. In this area, math & science positions are getting more competitive also. People aren't retiring as fast I believe. Blame it on the economy.
One position that I've heard that many schools are having a harder time filling is for band instructors. I was surprised to see you mention that it was harder to find. Funny how some times you hear one thing and then hear the opposite.
If a person is new to teaching and needs some experience (and oh what an experience it can be) there are many teaching openings on the reservations. Pay is also above average because of the need. You can also get a large chunk of your student loans forgiven. It is a good way to build a resume.
I agree. Hated those english teachers. 
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07-02-2009, 12:42 PM
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Location: Lubbock, TX
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My knowledge of teaching jobs is rather limited since my only connection is a bunch of my friends who tried to get teaching jobs after graduating college. You already have teaching experience so it may be easier for you to get a job than some newbie. That being said, out of my five good friends who all graduated with degrees in English and passed the MN licensing exam to become teachers, only one found a teaching job. And he did have to resort to living in a pretty small town (New Ulm). There are lots of applicants who are applying for these jobs. Of course since I don't have anything do to with the hiring, I cannot give you an exact number, but honestly the person who said there are 100 or more applicants for most teaching jobs is probably not far off.
Good luck with your job search.
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07-02-2009, 03:34 PM
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The Unemployment rate climbed to 9.5% in June, highest in 30+ years.
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07-02-2009, 04:39 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Mableton, GA USA (NW Atlanta suburb)
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The Unemployment rate climbed to 9.5% in June, highest in 30+ years.
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It's "only" around 8.2% in the state of MN, though. |
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