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[quote=Anonymous]OP are you in DC or close to DC?  Consider teaching preschool.  There is a shortage of qualified preschool teachers and with the Pay Equity Fund (a government subsidy given to providers), teachers with a BA earn a minimum salary of $75K for a 12-month position.  With your degree in elementary education, you would qualify and most programs would be happy to have you.  PreK 3 or PreK 4 is also a free, subsidized program in the District and is offered by private providers as well.  You will still have some children with challenging behavior but a strong program will have services to support you in the classroom.

Admittedly, the Pay Equity Fund was in danger of being cut out of the District budget this fiscal year, but the Council saved it after huge advocacy from the field, so it is safe for the next several years.  The free PreK (PKEEP) has been in place sine 2009 and is well-funded. Teachers in that program also have to be paid on the same pay scale as DCPS teachers so a ten-month position pays a minimum of $63K.

So be sure to look for a program that participates in the Pay Equity Fund and/or participates in PKEEP.

Good luck - I transitioned from teaching high school to early childhood education and now run a program of my own.  In ECE you have some crazy, intense parents but nothing like the public schools K-12 - and the children are mostly lovely and so eager to learn at this age.

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