https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:24:03 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-1048472 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 07:27:56 +0000 matador84 1048472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@DillonLion: impressive, good luck! You will be guaranteed a job upon passing in my opinion! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-1048097 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:44:26 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 1048097@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sounds like you've already got some great information. I agree with subbing if you can in the meantime. It'll give you a good feel for the rhythm of being a classroom teacher while you get certified and gives you great connections for when you're job searching. Your state department of education should have all the info on how to get certified.</p> <p>I've worked in AZ and CO and have not had trouble getting a job. I love teaching, but it is an intense profession that requires a lot from you. I love that once I get into the swing of the year I can spend more time with my family, but it takes a while to figure out that balance I think. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-1048092 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:41:08 +0000 DillonLion 1048092@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@matador84: I'm going to go for the composite! Better start studying :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-1048083 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:28:34 +0000 matador84 1048083@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good for you! Definitely get esl certified. It is just a supplemental certificate in Texas. I think you will have no problem getting a job if you can pass the science test. They used to have a texes composite. Are you taking the composite or individual subject area? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-1048068 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 21:17:19 +0000 DillonLion 1048068@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Just bumping this in case anyone has any more insight! I've been researching programs and the job market and whatnot. I'm probably doing the 7-12 science and 8-12 dance tests. Possibly also ESL! I'm really excited! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-641506 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 18:21:03 +0000 Mrs Green Grass 641506@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good luck! I teach high school and love the profession...even though it's TONS of work - all of the time. I love my job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-641287 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:36:24 +0000 twodoghouse 641287@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My sister just went through this recently. She has a degree in English from Texas A &amp; M. After graduated she went home to the DFW area and ended up going to UNT in Denton for her teaching certification. It took one year of classes + one semester of student teaching. She's at the high school level though. She finished student teaching in December and was offered a job (at a different school district) beginning in January. I don't know if that's typical, but it's not impossible! Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-641195 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:14:11 +0000 matador84 641195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You can write on my wall if you have more specific questions. I am a teacher in Texas (8 years) and can hook you up with alternative certification information. I also have my K-12 principal so I could probably find some avenues to help you. :-) I would love to talk to you more about it! It is a great profession! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640760 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:25:20 +0000 mrs. bird 640760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i think it's very much dependent on the state and grade level you want to teach. in MA you need a masters degree (you can work for a few years with a bachelors but you must complete it within the time allowed). i went for elementary ed and it was a requirement that i have a double major, so i was a sociology &amp; education major. </p> <p>DH is changing careers to special education, his previous degree is in communications, so he has to take a post bac ed program, some of these classes will transfer toward his masters, and he has to complete the MTEL exams (these are the MA teacher tests, he's done with half, but will take the other half when he finishes the classes), then he can get a job with probationary contract until he finishes his masters. right now he works in a special ed classroom and once he's finished his requirements he can take over as a head teacher. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640745 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:21:31 +0000 Charm54 640745@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with @rubies - passion will get you far! I've always held the belief thy good teachers get jobs. Some places just take longer than others. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640739 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:20:01 +0000 Charm54 640739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm a second grade teacher but in Canada so I'm sure the path to becoming a teacher varies. I LOVE my career and IMO its the perfect balance between staying home and working out of the home. </p> <p>I did a 4 year Bachelors of Science, 2 year Bachelor of Education, and 2 year Masters of Ed (though I did my MEd while teaching full time). </p> <p>I was very fortunate and got a job literally the day after I graduated, but it has gotten tougher (at least in Canada) depending on the location.</p> <p>It's such a rewarding career! It is very tiring and emotionally draining at times but so so worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640725 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:17:49 +0000 DillonLion 640725@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Rubies: @Mrs. J: Thanks! </p> <p>@Boopers: Awesome, thanks for the local advice! </p> <p>@mrbee: Oh I will check those out.</p> <p>@swedishfish: Thank you. I will go there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640718 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:15:45 +0000 swedishfish 640718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Each state has different requirements for teaching certificates. I would begin by looking at your state's education department website to see what would be required. </p> <p>There is definitely a lack of teaching jobs in the New York metro area where I live but other places in the country might not be hurting so badly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640716 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:15:23 +0000 mrbee 640716@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There's a lot of documentaries on teaching on Netflix!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640707 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:14:24 +0000 Boopers 640707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I live in DFW too and teach elementary school in a medium size district. I went through the traditional university way of getting certified to teach. You can get an alternative certification in the state of Texas if you have a college degree in something outside of education.</p> <p>My first advice would be look for an alternative certification program. I'm sure google would provide you a lot of good options.</p> <p>My second advice would be to sub if possible to get your foot in the door and to network yourself. I know a girl who is doing the same exact thing with a baby your age too!</p> <p>Also, get your ESL certification it's pretty much a must these days in DFW districts.</p> <p>I hope this helps and if you have questions let me me know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640706 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:14:14 +0000 Mrs. J 640706@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@highwire: Like @rubies: my one piece of advice is subbing if you can't get a job right away. I don't know what the market is like in Texas, but here IL, it took me a year after school to get a full time teaching job. I was working at Starbucks and subbing where I could when I landed a maternity leave position, which lead to my current job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640695 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:12:16 +0000 Rubies 640695@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In Ontario (Canada), due to government cuts, it's near impossible to find a permanent job right now. But passion is key and if you are willing to do substitute teaching for a couple of years, it's a way to get your foot in the door.</p> <p>I don't know what it's like outside of Ontario...Every province in Canada is different and I'm sure it's very different in other countries.</p> <p>Can you do an internet search to see if there is a Faculty of Education in your city's university or college? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640688 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:11:17 +0000 DillonLion 640688@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. J: Elementary </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640682 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:10:27 +0000 Mrs. J 640682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What subject/what age group would you like to teach? Elementary(k-9) and Secondary (6-12) are very different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/the-teaching-profession#post-640660 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:05:47 +0000 DillonLion 640660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Can anyone educate me on the ins and outs of the teaching profession? Or can anyone point me in the direction of where I can get information about this field?</p> <p>I really feel like it would be a good fit and teaching has been a passion of mine for a long time in less conventional ways (like teaching in a student organization, leading a dance team, etc), but is it impossible to get a job? I have my bachelors degree (in Philosophy) and would do an online certification process to the state to get certified in teaching. </p>