Teaching in the US
#16
Re: Teaching in the US
Thanks Ian
Yes the intention is to be full term and long time. Why however would I need to do a masters if - despite the challeneges in the short term - a PGCE is transferable?
I am in principle happy to do a masters but cannot believe that my first post is true, ie, I have to do those stupid modules first, which effectively means wasting a year (or more) doing them. Surely I can just go in and do it can't I?
Yes the intention is to be full term and long time. Why however would I need to do a masters if - despite the challeneges in the short term - a PGCE is transferable?
I am in principle happy to do a masters but cannot believe that my first post is true, ie, I have to do those stupid modules first, which effectively means wasting a year (or more) doing them. Surely I can just go in and do it can't I?
PRAXIS levels required do depend on the state, some are really rather low like Florida, some are really high such as in Maine.
And sure, some schools might let you teach, but until you're state certified, you'd be some what limited in pay and you'd still need to get state certified within a certain period of time.
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I'm happy to do the masters, its just infuriating they would require you to do those other modules. It can't be right, there must be a way around it.
#19
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Find a state who doesn't have them, or a area that's either poor or not a great area who might be willing to over look them while you get certified, or go to a private school....
#20
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If you are interested in teaching at the university level, the requirements may be less stringent. For example my DIL currently teaches full time at Parsons College in NYC and teaching credentials are not required. My son has taught several semesters at the University of Minnesota and NYIT and again teaching credentials were not required. Neither has teaching credentials.
From the following link you will see that it does not mention that teaching credentials are required at a California university.
http://www.ehow.com/how_7626487_beco...niversity.html
From the following link you will see that it does not mention that teaching credentials are required at a California university.
http://www.ehow.com/how_7626487_beco...niversity.html
Last edited by Michael; Mar 18th 2011 at 5:45 am.
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Having taught in UK with BA Hons and PGCE for 5 years we moved to Florida.... could not get credentials transfered - told to go back to Uni for 2 more yrs!!!!!! In the end went Private School... worked my way up and left as Interim Principal.... If you have a Degree then go Private School.
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Thanks teacher, is it true that they pay less?
Weird as over here they pay more
Weird as over here they pay more
#23
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If you are interested in teaching at the university level, the requirements may be less stringent. For example my DIL currently teaches full time at Parsons College in NYC and teaching credentials are not required. My son has taught several semesters at the University of Minnesota and NYIT and again teaching credentials were not required. Neither has teaching credentials.
From the following link you will see that it does not mention that teaching credentials are required at a California university.
From the following link you will see that it does not mention that teaching credentials are required at a California university.
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They do pay less... around 10k.... What I did was I undertook my Masters in Education Leadership whilst working - once a week for 4 hrs for 18 mths.... that way I skipped the rigmoral of doing another Degree and wasting 20k... Hope this helps.
#26
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all the kindergarten teachers in my kids elementary school have masters (i think over 95% of the teachers in the school have one). They get onto a better pay scale with it (unless the law changes here which it may do in ohio with senate bill 5). You may regard it as useless but a masters here in the education world is taken almost as a norm.
#27
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I found teachers in the private schools my daughter went to the teachers were paid less...but that was the same in the UK. BTW both had masters degrees.