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Hello All,

I am contemplating attending college for the first time in my life. I am 40 years old but never had the opportunity. Hypothetically if I attained a master's degree in 6 years and a state certificate, would I have any chance whatsoever at a DODD job with no actual years of teaching experience?

Has this ever happened that someone lands a job fresh out of school, or what is the minimum amount of years teaching experience with which someone has attained a job? Thanks, for your time!
haha It happens, but not that often. Generally when it does happen it's because someone did their student teaching with DoDEA, is a military spouse already in the area, etc. The other situation would be if you had a degree/certification in a very high needs area (like certain Math/Science, SPED, Career/Technical combinations).

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Nov 23, 2017
KP Thanks for the reply and good advice. I enjoy history, I have been a tour guide for 15 years and love finding interesting ways to convey the facts. I'm realizing though that this isn't in very high demand.

I suppose I will have to explore my interest and aptitude while attending classes.
Nov 24, 2017
haha Social Studies/History is just fine for a certification. It would be helpful if you could also teach something else outside of that (Journalism, Drama, Health, any other subject(s)).
Nov 25, 2017
tabmg Try to do your student teaching with them- the only teachers in DoDEA I ever met that had no US teaching experience were all people who had completed their student teaching at a DoDDS school.
Nov 30, 2017


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