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Sep 1, 2004
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
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Shelley,
I believe You have a few years to meet that requirement.
Get the teaching position first -- may be easier said than
done in OR -- then worry about going back for your masters.
On 9/01/04, Shelley wrote:
> Hello,
> I am freaking out. Can someone please tell me if it is
> true that I...See More