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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The boomers are out in force on this thread. Like people just walk into professional roles like teacher, paralegal, nurse... maybe in 1980? Now all those things require extensive, expensive training. No, turning up in person at the office and being friendly to the boss's secretary will not get you a job in 2025. [/quote]

Not true. As long as you have a bachelor’s degree in any area, you can teach through an alternative program. [/quote]

I went through an alternative program. It isn’t *quite* as easy as showing up and saying “look! I have a degree!”

1. I had to have the right coursework for the area I wanted to teach. A History major can teach History, etc. For elementary, your college transcript has to have a spread of different types of courses (math, science, etc.).

2. I had to spend my summer before teaching as a student teacher. I was observed every day in a summer school class.

3. I had to take 9 credits of education courses during my 1st year teaching.

4. I had to pass 3 Praxis exams.

5. I had to go to regular new-teacher meetings and complete additional tasks (weekly required lesson plans, additional peer observations of colleagues, additional admin observations of me).

After completing those requirements, I finally received certification. I could then breathe a bit because I wasn’t under the microscope quite as much. It was a tough first 18 months, though. [/quote]

Wow, how rigorous! GMAFB.[/quote]

Well, given that I was also working 70 hours a week as a new teacher WHILE I took the 9 credits… it seemed like a lot to me. Not to mention the stress of a teacher’s first year, two extra cohort meetings a week, regular evaluations, required lesson plan submissions (that nobody else had to do)…

But I suppose it would be easy for you. As the PP said, as long as you have a degree “in anything,” you can apparently breeze into a classroom and enjoy a laidback, well-paid job. What do I, as a career changer who actually did this, know?
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