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All teachers in US public schools have college degrees. A small percentage is allowed to work per school without a teaching license but they must be working on getting it.
I think you have to do your own research and find out for yourself. There is a lot of doom and gloom out there, and perhaps more than a fair share on this forum, but this is not an unbiased sample after all. Many frustrated unemployed people resort to spending an inordinate amount of time on internet forums... after emailing their resume to 1000 employers and scouring the job search websites of course.
I think you have to do your own research and find out for yourself. There is a lot of doom and gloom out there, and perhaps more than a fair share on this forum, but this is not an unbiased sample after all. Many frustrated unemployed people resort to spending an inordinate amount of time on internet forums... after emailing their resume to 1000 employers and scouring the job search websites of course.
Doom and Gloom... I love It! LOL... Unfortunately, There are some negative people on this forum...
I feel your pain! I am going to move from Miami, Florida to Northeast Alabama next summer. All I have been hearing is that there are no jobs! I am certified in Language Arts, Math, ESOL endorsed & bilingual. And I think even I will have a problem. As fer as the engineering jobs, you should try Huntsville. 1 in 11 people are engineers.. I suppose because of Redstone Arsenal & NASA being there.. just a suggestion. Very low cost of living, decent house prices.. rediculously low taxes and insurance. It has State Income tax, which Florida and Texas dont have. With your income you will pay 5% in Albama, more I think in NC, didnt really look it up. 6% in GA. I am thinking about staying in Florida, just for job security.. but I really HATE Miami!! Miami is the WORST place to raise children! Well.. not THE worst, but it is up there on the list!
All I know is I have a job and tenure. I DO NOT want to loose that.
I moved from New York four month ago. I'm also an elementary school teacher. Let me be honest. There are no teaching job here!!! I'm on my way back to New York. Sorry!
One of the requirements for getting a job in Charlotte is that one should be able to excel in written communications.
Mmmm-a dime a dozen. Do all elementary school teachers in the US have Batchelors degrees? How long is their training? I know a US teacher who came to the UK and had to work as a classroom assistant for a period of time while she did extra training as her qualification wasn't sufficient in the UK.
I also believe that it is possible to work in NC as a supply (ie as and when needed) teacher without qualified teacher status -is that correct?
I am certified in elementary, history, geography, and special ed. Teachers normally must have a minimum of a Batchelors degree. I have know exceptions in fields that are hard to fill. These exceptions are possible when a person is in the process of graduation from a accredited college and specializing in that particular subject where the shortage exists. Having a teaching degree from the U.K. does not automatically qualify one for a teaching job in the U.S. or North Carolina. An evaluation must be made by the school board and or state. To acquire a teaching certification, one must have a Batchelors degree with a minimum of thirty semester hours in the specialized area for which one desires to teach. There is normally a 2.5 GPA minimum requirement and a full semester must be spent as a student teacher. As a student teacher, the candidate spends a full term in the classroom observing classroom techniques and management. A test in the area for which one wishes to teach is administered and must be passed prior to certification.
I am not familiar with the term "supply teacher". I assume that it is the same as a substitute teacher. If it is, you are right. The only requirement is that he/she has a high school diploma. Substitute teaching is somewhat competitive and it is better to have much more than a high school diploma. Also, the pay scale varies substantially between a high school graduate and a college graduate substitute teacher.
As far as a dime a dozen, I didn't mean any disrespect. There are lots and lots of elementary teachers. On the bright side, lots and lots retire or don't reach tenure so jobs open up more frequently despite the list of elementary teachers seeking a job. It is and has always been easier to get a job if one teaches science or math. Special Ed. teachers can usually find employment as well.
OK, at the risk of sounding like a jerk: when did a Bachelors degree become a "Batchelors" degree? I've seen that several times in this thread. As an educator myself it's a bit embarrassing to see.
End of rant, and hopefully, the end of being a jerk. :-)
I am certified in elementary, history, geography, and special ed. Teachers normally must have a minimum of a Batchelors degree. I have know exceptions in fields that are hard to fill. These exceptions are possible when a person is in the process of graduation from a accredited college and specializing in that particular subject where the shortage exists. Having a teaching degree from the U.K. does not automatically qualify one for a teaching job in the U.S. or North Carolina. An evaluation must be made by the school board and or state. To acquire a teaching certification, one must have a Batchelors degree with a minimum of thirty semester hours in the specialized area for which one desires to teach. There is normally a 2.5 GPA minimum requirement and a full semester must be spent as a student teacher. As a student teacher, the candidate spends a full term in the classroom observing classroom techniques and management. A test in the area for which one wishes to teach is administered and must be passed prior to certification.
I am not familiar with the term "supply teacher". I assume that it is the same as a substitute teacher. If it is, you are right. The only requirement is that he/she has a high school diploma. Substitute teaching is somewhat competitive and it is better to have much more than a high school diploma. Also, the pay scale varies substantially between a high school graduate and a college graduate substitute teacher.
As far as a dime a dozen, I didn't mean any disrespect. There are lots and lots of elementary teachers. On the bright side, lots and lots retire or don't reach tenure so jobs open up more frequently despite the list of elementary teachers seeking a job. It is and has always been easier to get a job if one teaches science or math. Special Ed. teachers can usually find employment as well.
I realise that being just like being an RN in UK having a teaching degree in the UK wouldn't qualify you over there.Both myself and husband had to have our qualifications verified (in fact I had to have mine done twice-once by the CGFNS before I was even allowed to sit the US nursing exam, and then again by the immigration attorney) Some of our teachers in the UK don't have teaching degrees, but degrees in a subject that they specialise in.They then do a post graduate teaching qualification.My father had a degree in Geography and then did a post grad teaching qualification.I guess I was just curious as to why the person from the US didn't meet the criteria here.
I was shocked when I discovered that substitute teachers don't have to have a teaching qualification. We have teachers here who do nothing but substitute teaching ,often females who have family or teachers who have retired and just want to do a few hours a week.As they are used quite frequently to cover sickness and maternity leave I wouldn't be very happy if I knew my kids might spend a term being taught by someone who may only have a high school diploma.
OK, at the risk of sounding like a jerk: when did a Bachelors degree become a "Batchelors" degree? I've seen that several times in this thread. As an educator myself it's a bit embarrassing to see.
End of rant, and hopefully, the end of being a jerk. :-)
Sorry-that was my spelling mistake.I always got corrected for my spelling by my parents who were teachers-once a teacher always a teacher!
I read back over old posts I have done and often wish I could edit them, lol. I also use a lot of abbreviations and vulgarized shortened words (nite, enuff, thru) I hope no one is assuming I don't know better.
The way I look at it is . . . as long as we are communicating, errors made in haste are just part of the nature of posts.
I think we can all agree - the job situation here is tough for most fields. All a person can do is apply and see what happens. There are jobs that come open . . . someone will get them . . .
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