I am a recent Fine Arts grad who would love to be a pre-school teacher (teaching art and everything else).
I would like to know what the starting salaries are for both public and private schools in New York city if I had a Masters degree.
Is a masters degree even necessary? Should I just get a teaching certificate?
2006-08-12 17:57:44 · 4 answers · asked by confusedgraduate 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Preschool
Don't listen to Chem Man. He says he is a teacher, but his answers are so unprofessional. He certainly doesn't sound like an educated person, much less a teacher.
The starting salary for teachers in New York City is $41,172. If you have credits beyond your Bachelors degree, you may even make more than that.
I don't know what the exact requirements are for preschool teachers, but you can find a lot of information on the web.
There are many paths you can take to obtaining your Masters degree and certification.
Good luck!
2006-08-14 02:53:18 · answer #1 · answered by dark_phoenix 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are serious about being a pre-school teacher you do not need a masters or a teaching certificate. Usually you would get your Early Childhood Education Degree its a 2yr college course. With your qualifications though you would have no problem getting a job. The pay SUCKS but we do it for the love of children. I have been an ECE for 6 yrs at the same daycare and I am still only making just under $30thou per yr Canadian. Like I said the children make it worth while :)
2006-08-13 10:49:22 · answer #2 · answered by cameron b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fine Arts grad? Masters degree? Early Childhood Ed? No teaching certificate?
Try $0.00 Enjoy unemployment.
First, Early Childhood degrees are being issued at a 50:1 ratio. That is 50 graduates for each position.
Second, with such a surplus in degrees and graduates, why would anyone want to pay the extra for a Masters Degree?
Third, you have a Fine Arts degree and not an Education degree. That "concentration" is meaningless. Why would anyone trust someone in a school who hasn't had a course in education law?
Three strikes, your out. Go to Hobby Lobby and enjoy your new management position.
2006-08-13 16:14:56 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
you wont get paid that much... my mom is an elementry teacher in cali and makes around 72,000 year with a masters. But she has also been teaching for like 20 years. Dont get a masters degree if you want to teach preschool. You dont even need a BA to teach preschool. You will probably make around 40,000
2006-08-13 01:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by princess sparkel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋