SUBSCRIBE register Gazette|Chatboards|Lessons|Projects|Classifieds|Mailrings|Jobs|Harry Wong|Live!|Advertise SUBMIT POST ALL POSTS TOP POSTS Share | Print | Report Post Jobtalk Career Forum Chatboard Teachers Search Jobs Upload Resume Employers Post A Job Search Resumes Career Forums Continuing Ed. Job Seekers Recruiters NBPTS/Natl Boards Tutors Classified Ads Tutors Wanted Tutors Available Continuing Ed. Distance Teaching Re: Need advice: give it to me straight Posted by Eric on 10/22/08 On 10/21/08, Dan Grajek wrote: > I'm a midlife career-changer going back to school to earn > my teacher certificate in Michigan. I plan to major in > English and High or Middle High School (possibly special > ed). My studies should be complete in about two years. > > Though I prefer to stay in Michigan, I'm open to relocate. > Where would one suppose the best opportunities would be? > Which states have the highest salaries and demand? All the > studies I've seen show teachers in demand in general > nationwide, although Math and Science are more in demand > than English teachers. Any advice? Hey Dan, as a fellow "Michigander" I moved out in 1996 and I would say that teaching in Michigan probably is slim right now with the population moving out. Many schools have closed or merged. Special ed is a need as well as English. There is a shortage of hearing and speech educators (or specialists) for the school districts. ESOL is growing. Do you know a vocation that you could teach? I've taught in South Carolina, Virginia, and now Tennessee. I would have gladly stayed in Virginia for a career but had to move to Tennessee because of my fathers illness. Virginia has pay and benefits like other states such as Illinois. So the top states in this South East area are Georgia, Virginia, Tennessee. NC has openings but the funding is poor, Kentucky has a mile of rules and red tape for certification. Florida is good depending on district, but not many openings in prime districts. New Orleans is in need. Also a point to consider in the prospects of employment in this economy many near retirement teachers are hanging on to thier jobs or returning to the classroom for the money (instead of retirement) so they will be in line with all new teachers. Posts on this thread, including this one Need advice: give it to me straight, 10/21/08, by Dan Grajek. Re: Need advice: give it to me straight, 10/21/08, by reality. Re: Need advice: give it to me straight, 10/22/08, by Eric. Re: Need advice: give it to me straight, 10/22/08, by spedhead. Re: Need advice: give it to me straight, 12/22/08, by mi.

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