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Once the taxpayers realize that they are paying over and over for teachers to develop online content that has been readily available for years, the ax will start falling. Traditional education's victim culture is one of its more disturbing aspects. Terrible time to go into teaching.
Regardless of what they did before, they can just walk into teaching?
It depends upon what state & district you are in.
Here in PA you will need a minimum of a bachelor's degree with a 3.0 GPA and obtain a teaching certification. You also need to get a background clearance.
The local school district here prefers you to have 15+ credit hours in the area(s) that you want to teach in and strongly prefers candidates with master's degrees.
Other states may have stricter/looser requirements on this.
My younger sister is finishing up a bachelor's degree in English and plans on teaching high school in NY state. They also require certification but have different levels.
Here in PA you will need a minimum of a bachelor's degree with a 3.0 GPA and obtain a teaching certification. You also need to get a background clearance.
The local school district here prefers you to have 15+ credit hours in the area(s) that you want to teach in and strongly prefers candidates with master's degrees.
Doesn't this seem a bit excessive when you consider how low the pay is?
Also, don't we have a teacher shortage? And they want people with MA degrees? Wouldn't MA degree holders, especially those in Math/Tech/Sciences, go get paid 2 or 3x more at a company?
Doesn't this seem a bit excessive when you consider how low the pay is?
Also, don't we have a teacher shortage? And they want people with MA degrees? Wouldn't MA degree holders, especially those in Math/Tech/Sciences, go get paid 2 or 3x more at a company?
Most of the teacher shortages are located in the southern states, some western states, some certifications in Hawaii, some parts of Alaska, and some midwestern states. You will find that there is a teacher surplus in the northeast, Ohio, many certification areas in CA, etc. Some states/districts pay competitively with industry and in those districts, there are hundreds, sometimes thousands of applicants for every job. Hence, you have stricter requirements in those states for certification.
Most of the teacher shortages are located in the southern states, some western states, some certifications in Hawaii, some parts of Alaska, and some midwestern states. You will find that there is a teacher surplus in the northeast, Ohio, many certification areas in CA, etc. Some states/districts pay competitively with industry and in those districts, there are hundreds, sometimes thousands of applicants for every job. Hence, you have stricter requirements in those states for certification.
Gotcha.
But if the mass Teacher Layoffs following the 2008/09 Recession is any guide, it looks like there's about to be surpluses everywhere.
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