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[quote=Anonymous]It depends what grade level your child wants to teach. If he/she is planning to teach elementary, a bachelor's in education is the best route. If he/she is planning to teach middle/high school, I would recommend getting a bachelor's in the subject area they wish to teach and then a master's in secondary education specializing in that subject area (ie. if they want to teach history, bachelor's in history, master's in secondary social studies education). Most of the elementary teachers I know just have a bachelor's in education and feel that adequately prepared them for their jobs. But of course you can major in any subject area you like and still become a teacher. What I learned in my master's program in education was very valuable to me as it helped me understand how to do classroom management, how to teach kids who struggled in certain areas, how to deal with some of the bureaucracy of teaching, and how to incorporate technology in my teaching. But I'm sure if I had not gone to graduate school to learn all that, I would have eventually learned it through actually teaching so I don't think the master's degree is necessary to be a good teacher, it just might help you feel more confident as a beginning teacher that you already know a lot of those things starting out.

The master's degree doesn't give much of a pay bump but it was invaluable for me in terms of learning to be an effective teacher. And I am glad I have a bachelor's degree as well so I could really learn my subject well, which also makes me a more effective teacher. I'm not a teacher because of the pay or because of the accolades/respect (as you may know, teachers don't make much $$ and very few people respect teachers). But I love my job, I love teaching history and in my opinion you have to love both the art of teaching as well as your subject area to be an effective teacher. The more effective you are, the more successful you will be in finding a good job and the happier you will be at your job. [/quote]

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