1) How would I get a traditional license to teach? Usually lateral entry teachers have a degree related to education. In my case, I will have an education degree, I will have completed an internship, and I will have taken all of the courses necessary to get a license (minus student teaching). When I get my lateral entry license, what will I need to do in order to get a traditional license?
2) Would lateral entry count towards my forgivable loan? I emailed the NCSEAA and they said lateral entry is not eligible for loan forgiveness, but I don't think the person understood that I am graduating with a degree in special education, which is the requirement within the FELS rules. I don't understand why I wouldn't qualify for loan forgiveness if I graduated with a special education degree and secured a qualified position?
I am trying to talk to the head of the department of education at my school, I'm just extremely stressed about this situation. I want to get my master's, and if I cannot qualify for loan forgiveness after I graduate, I will have to delay my graduation all together and become a fifth year student which will greatly impact my financial aid.
I see Bev and Elaine still post regularly. I hope our others in the group who are lurking can rejoin the banter and share your efforts. We need to keep each other accountable, right?
Keep movin and stepping!! Here's to a healthy and fit 2018!
LindaDon't resign yet to just one or two days a week for exercise--teachers have a hard time fitting in exercise, but Chris Mumford at Hey Teach! just wrote about "5 REALISTIC Ways for Teachers to Get Healthier This Year." Google it and see how simple it will be for you to stay fit this year! Good luck!
We've been on a cruise. Just heading home. I did my 10,000+ steps most days. But we're driving 6 days--few steps there. And I missed lots of days over the holidays. Next week is my exercise first day of the new year. Ha! P.S. Cuba was awesome!
I was hoping that you all might be able to share your insights with me...
I have heard from lots of people that the career counsellors at schools are not particularly well equipped to help kids make decisions about their future. Not that career counsellors are to blame, instead there are so many career options these days that it can be really confusing and difficult for kids.
Whilst there are still traditional careers in the digital era there are so many other options to consider that it gets a bit overwhelming. And kids need to choose subjects relatively early to then lead into pathways i.e. apprenticeships, TAFEs, uni.
I wanted to check in to see if what I've been hearing is correct - how do schools help students make decisions about their future? How do counsellors/teachers help students pick subjects? Is this an issue?
Our grandchildren are in a school district that starts career exploration in the mid elementary years. The students complete a career assessment in fourth grade to see where their natural interests lie. If I remember correctly these assessments had different groups of career paths that would match those interests. They do those more then once over the years. I am not sure what goes on with the high school counselors(My counselor in high school didn't encourage girls to go to college so times have changed!) but next year we will find out. I do know that between 95-98% go on to college, but I don't know if the counselors would do too much about helping with career choices. They pretty much expect the kids to do their own research and focus more on schedules to meet college requirements and maybe help college choices from when my kids went there.
Our local districts are in the process of collaborating on a joint vocation building where kids without college interest can attend their high school half day and the vocation school and/or internship the other half. I believe our state is changing the process of which classes students take to follow their interests.