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by John

Oct 20, 2015

Good afternoon everyone,

I'm interested in becoming an elementary or middle school teacher but pretty lost on where to start. Currently, I have a bachelor in Political Science specialized in Public Administration. I'm also interested in knowing the amount of time it require to obtain full credential to teach. Thank you everyone!

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John On 10/20/15, John wrote: > Good afternoon everyone, > > I'm interested in becoming an elementary or middle school > teacher but pretty lost on where to start. Currently, I > have a bachelor in Political Science specialized in Public > Administration. I'm also interested in knowing the amount > of time it require to obtain full ...See More

Oct 20, 2015

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processing California has a pretty decent teacher internship program for people with bachelor's degrees. You can teach, and get paid, while earning your teacher credential. LA Unified has one of the most extensive and I believe it is at no cost to you as long as you remain with them for a couple of years after the program. Other districts may have similar pro...See MoreCalifornia has a pretty decent teacher internship program for people with bachelor's degrees. You can teach, and get paid, while earning your teacher credential. LA Unified has one of the most extensive and I believe it is at no cost to you as long as you remain with them for a couple of years after the program. Other districts may have similar programs, but there may be some cost as your earn your credential...

That's the good news. Now the bad news is that there is minimal need for high/middle social studies teachers (which is what your degree would be most related to) or elementary teachers and the few jobs that there are go to people who already have teaching degrees. You could go back to school and get either a Masters or post-bacc teaching credential in these fields, but be advised that you might be throwing your money away on a degree that doesn't land you a job.

Even with all the headlines of a "teacher shortage," there are typically plenty of out of work elementary and history teachers out there. I hear there may be some jobs in these typically glutted fields in the Bay Area, but I have no idea how a teacher can afford to live in the Bay Area unless they have family money or a spouse that brings home large paychecks. Even two teachers living together will struggle to afford to live there... this is why they have a shortage in that part of the state.

See, there is, and has been, a shortage of special ed, bilingual (Spanish), math, and science teachers. Or, teachers are so poorly paid in an area like San Francisco that they can't afford to live there. Journalists write about a "teacher shortage," in California, and generally neglect to point out that the demand is specialized. Generally, there are plenty of elementary teachers out there. LA Unified has an internship program in sped, if you're interested. On 10/20/15, John wrote: > On 10/20/15, John wrote: >> Good afternoon everyone, >> >> I'm interested in becoming an elementary or middle school >> teacher but pretty lost on where to start. Currently, I >> have a bachelor in Political Science specialized in Public >> Administration. I'm also interested in knowing the amount >> of time it require to obtain full credential to teach. >> Thank you everyone! > > > I also want to mention that I'm from California.

Oct 21, 2015

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