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[quote=Anonymous]If you want to be a private school or charter school teacher you might not need to go back to school.  If you want to be a public school teacher, yes, you need a teaching degree (either traditional program or a fast track program).  You are probably looking at 2 years of full time school at night.  In terms of certification for public, the ones most likely to land you a job are the following: special education, Spanish bilingual, math or science.  You can look up salaries online, but for someone with a new teaching degree, they'll put you at a BS year 1 (they won't count your law degree as it has nothing to do with teaching in most public schools), so maybe 45K a year to start?  Job security is not what it used to be and if you aren't good, they will fire you at year's end.  I've seen 4 teachers fired for low performance, including tenured teachers, in the last 3 years.  It was not easy to find a job, but I love teaching very, very much.  I do put in 60 hour work weeks, but I don't mind.  I used to do 70-75 so 60 feels like a good compromise.  Good luck.  [/quote]

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