Switching HS for ES

[Anonymous]

I live 10 min away from my city’s ES. By car it’s a 90 second drive.

would you give up teaching in a HS about 40 min away to live and teach in the same location?

Are there specific endorsements an ES principal is seeking besides the usual bachelors/masters degrees?

Anyone on DCUM has ever made that switch? Can you chime in on your experience? I know patience has to be higher with the little ones but all that money and gas and time saved is a huge incentive. Let alone with working with small children which I don’t think requires the same level of stress in terms of planning, grading, and parent-dealing.

Thoughts? TIA!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Are there specific endorsements an ES principal is seeking besides the usual bachelors/masters degrees?

What subject do you teach? To be a general education elementary school teacher, you need certification in grades K-6 usually, depending what state you are in.

I teach ESOL and have certification in grades K-12; perhaps some other specialist certifications also run the range of ages. But if you are, say, a certified high school English teacher, you don't have the certification to teach elementary school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
Are there specific endorsements an ES principal is seeking besides the usual bachelors/masters degrees?

What subject do you teach? To be a general education elementary school teacher, you need certification in grades K-6 usually, depending what state you are in.

I teach ESOL and have certification in grades K-12; perhaps some other specialist certifications also run the range of ages. But if you are, say, a certified high school English teacher, you don't have the certification to teach elementary school.

Spanish

[Anonymous]

So what is your current certification? High School Spanish?

Does your local school have Spanish in elementary school? Or are you looking to become, say, a 3rd grade teacher?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So what is your current certification? High School Spanish?

Does your local school have Spanish in elementary school? Or are you looking to become, say, a 3rd grade teacher?

Correct. I did everything the District asked me to do get a teachers license and demonstrate knowledge and mastery of the language.

I have an opportunity of virtually end my monthly budget for gas and finish my day at 230 pm.

Is this doable or I need another britannica size volume of new BS paperwork to complete before I’m considered as “qualified” to work with ES kids?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what is your current certification? High School Spanish?

Does your local school have Spanish in elementary school? Or are you looking to become, say, a 3rd grade teacher?

Correct. I did everything the District asked me to do get a teachers license and demonstrate knowledge and mastery of the language.

I have an opportunity of virtually end my monthly budget for gas and finish my day at 230 pm.

Is this doable or I need another britannica size volume of new BS paperwork to complete before I’m considered as “qualified” to work with ES kids?

Most ES teachers can be expected to teach every subject, although some s hoops departmentalized for grades 3-5/6. Few ES offer FL unless they teach immersion.

The other piece is that principals are generally hesitant to hire for ES someone who has only taught HS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what is your current certification? High School Spanish?

Does your local school have Spanish in elementary school? Or are you looking to become, say, a 3rd grade teacher?

Correct. I did everything the District asked me to do get a teachers license and demonstrate knowledge and mastery of the language.

I have an opportunity of virtually end my monthly budget for gas and finish my day at 230 pm.

Is this doable or I need another britannica size volume of new BS paperwork to complete before I’m considered as “qualified” to work with ES kids?

Most ES teachers can be expected to teach every subject, although some s hoops departmentalized for grades 3-5/6. Few ES offer FL unless they teach immersion.

The other piece is that principals are generally hesitant to hire for ES someone who has only taught HS.

Not op but curious:

So exactly how is one supposed to get experience with ES kids if they never get a chance to do so? Does working with ES age kids as a sports coach count as experience?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what is your current certification? High School Spanish?

Does your local school have Spanish in elementary school? Or are you looking to become, say, a 3rd grade teacher?

Correct. I did everything the District asked me to do get a teachers license and demonstrate knowledge and mastery of the language.

I have an opportunity of virtually end my monthly budget for gas and finish my day at 230 pm.

Is this doable or I need another britannica size volume of new BS paperwork to complete before I’m considered as “qualified” to work with ES kids?

So you are or are not certified to teach ES grades?

[Anonymous]

I am confused. If you completed a certification program that qualifies you to teach Elementary aged children, you should have completed an internship with that age group. That is where you get the experience.
And if you chose to teach HS because you enjoy that type of teaching, I doubt that you will find teaching ES "easier". It is a totally different set of responsibilities. Don't do it unless you know what you're getting into.

[Anonymous]

Not op but curious:

So exactly how is one supposed to get experience with ES kids if they never get a chance to do so? Does working with ES age kids as a sports coach count as experience?

To get licensed as gen ed ES teacher, you need to go through a student teaching experience. If you are licensed K-12 in a specialty area (ie special education, music, etc.) then most programs require student teach experiences in ES and MS or HS. For example, I was gen ed ES who switched to a K-12 endorsement and I opted to skip my student teaching experience in HS since I wanted to stay in ES. If at this point I wanted to switch to HS, I theoretically could, but I would not be at the top of anyone's list with no experience at that level.