Re: want to get certification

Posted by Patti on 10/03/05

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Several of the teachers on our staff are career changers.
Teaching is a demanding job, and if you have no previous
experience working with children in a classroom setting,
then you might volunteer one or two days a week. A good
alternative licensure program will require this kind of
experience.

Although Maine, like many other states, will lose teachers
to retirement in the next few years, Maine is also losing
students, so there's no looming teacher shortage. Unless
you want to compete against hundreds of other applicants,
stay away from elementary ed. and secondary social
studies/history. Every year there are special ed. openings
in many schools. Many special ed. teachers find the work
very rewarding while others get burned out on paperwork,
regulations, and meetings. Since you have a background in
communication, you might look into K-12 ESL (teaching
English as a Second Language) certification. Maine does not
have a large ESL population, but there are fewer applicants
for each opening.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• want to get certification , 9/12/05, by Kate.
• Re: want to get certification , 10/03/05, by Patti.