Re: Do I need a Masters Degree to Teach in Oregon?

Posted by Susan Nunes on 9/10/04

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On 9/01/04, Shelley wrote:
> Hello,
> I am freaking out. Can someone please tell me if it is
> true that I need a Masters Degree if I want to continue
> teaching in Oregon? Here is my situation. I jumped
> through many hoops in California to get an Elementary
> teaching credential. I am jobless and now in debt. I gave
> up looking for a teaching job in California, b/c there is
> none. I am planning to move to Portland, Oregon. I was
> doing some research on TSPC website, and they are saying
> that after the Initial license, I have to get a Masters
> Degree if I want a continuing license. IS THIS TRUE??? It
> will be hard enough for a beginning teacher to survive the
> first couple of years of teaching, but on top of that, they
> expect me to live on a teacher's salary, afford college
> tuition, raise two small children, and find the time and
> money to get a Masters Degree? Is there an alternate
> route to get a continuing teaching license? This just
> sounds so absurd. I would appreciate some info from you
> Oregon teachers. Thanks.
> -Shelley

No, you don't. I hate to sound rude or whatever, but your
chances of obtaining ANY job, let alone a teaching job, are
extremely tough in that state.

I tried it. I wanted to move back to where I grew up, but it
is virtually impossible to find ANY work (outside of perhaps
Portland), whether it's temporary, in or out of field.

I have decided to go the special ed route while I am subbing
here in Nevada, while at the same time looking for a regular
position.

It's an extremely tough market for teachers nationwide,
except in a handful of specialties, and lots of luck if you
can find a teaching job in Portland.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Do I need a Masters Degree to Teach in Oregon?, 9/01/04, by Shelley.
• Re: Do I need a Masters Degree to Teach in Oregon?, 9/10/04, by ressa.
• Re: Do I need a Masters Degree to Teach in Oregon?, 9/10/04, by Susan Nunes.
• Re: Do I need a Masters Degree to Teach in Oregon?, 10/14/04, by Melissa..