Contact the department head of the university you want to go to. Sometimes professors write grant programs to help students pay for school.
There are also some Critical Shortage programs, usually run by the state. Sometimes you have to pay for school and it pays you back, sometimes it pays outright. Check the state web site for more info.
Also check out www.teachforamerica.org. You might be interested in some of their programs.
If you haven't already, sign up at www.fastweb.com. There are some great scholarships you can apply for.
Good luck!
2006-12-05 14:48:16
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answered by TeacherLady 6
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I have just retired from teaching after 35 years. The last ten years or so it seemed teachers students did not want to go into the field so a slight shortage began to happen Many colleges, therefore, began to offer accelerated programs ( a real money maker for them ) to persons who have already gotten a degree and were working in other fields. All of a sudden there was a glut of persons who thought they wanted to teach cause all they had to do was go back to school for 1 year and get their masters. Once they began teaching they realized their mistake.
In NY state many teachers are now looking to retire after 5 , 10 or 15 years. These are the ones who started teaching in their late 30's through early 50's! I'd say in a few years NY state is in for a rude awakening. There definitely will be a shortage within the next 5 years or so!
Teacher's aren't "LIFERS" anymore. The day of the 35 year + teacher is over. Teachers are now security guards, parents, psychologists, social workers, drug rehab specialists etc etc. etc. Their expected to do it all and get the teaching of academics in also. That's why the school day is longer and so is the school year. Americans do not understand that children get tired and do not perform well because of it. In other countries children don't start school so young and they do not go to school for 12 years. The school day is about 4 hours long and mothers work with the child when they get home for 2 to 3 more hours. Teachers get more planning, sharing, and learning time.
Americans need to make a big change and begin working with public education instead of against it.
Don't get me wrong. I loved teaching and being with kids. It's all the "garbage" that was added to the teaching that I hated. It was the teacher bashing and how everyone else knew your job better than you did that really got to me. You needed to put on a tough act to stay with it. Unless you have a"thick skin", rethink your choice of careers.
2006-12-05 19:38:01
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answered by ursaitaliano70 7
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First, you should check out whether teachers are really needed in your state or neighborhood. Yes, they might need a lot of teachers in a slum in some city, but that doesnt mean they need teachers in the suburbs or some nice small city where the students are nice and the schools are in good shape!!!
Find out from the job placement office at your university how many openings they had for teachers last year. If you really love the idea of taching, and you do the right preparation, you WILL find a job. I have worked with some terrific young teachers in the last few years. They are smart, hardworking and dedicated. So, you can find some good colleagues to work with, and you can have a great career. Don't be discouraged, do your research and preparation and you will do well!
Your chances of getting a job teaching are much better if you are bilingual (so study Spanish and do some volunteer work in a Spanish speaking neighborhood school) and probably your chances of getting a job are better if your subject is one where teachers are needed - especially math or chemistry or physics.
You need to do some more research before you commit to doing an education degree.
ps the Fastweb site is basically a site where advertisers collect your names and then send you piles of spam advertisement. It does give some information on scholarships, but dont sign on to it with your real email address.
pps. I know two kids who were in the Teach for America program and it worked well for them. They had to go to a fairly rough school in NY but they lived through it and got some great experience and also got a lot of school loans removed by teaching there. Both ofthem finished their stints in the program and are now in Law school.
2006-12-05 14:47:27
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answered by matt 7
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Start by looking at the department of education website for state you are in. What district(s) would you be willing to work for? Visit their websites or call their human resources departments. There are many ARL or fast track programs to become a teacher. You usually sign a contract promising to work for the district for a certain number of years. I work for a district that has an ARL program. Sadly this program does a poor job of training the teachers. The participants start to work after a year of classes. More than 80% of the teachers quit within the first two months of teaching. Research the program well before you sign up. Ask to speak to teachers who have successfully completed the program and are teaching. If you break your contract you may end up having to reimburse the district for your education.
2006-12-05 14:50:30
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answered by ? 3
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I don't mean to piss on your cheerios, but teachers are not needed bad enough that they are paying for their education.
If you already have a bachelors and are very competetive and excell in everything you do, than Teach for America might be a good program.
If anyone has any information to contradict me, then PLEASE post it, cuz I couldn't find anyone that wanted to fund my education, and I looked high and low.
2006-12-05 14:50:41
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answered by Anonymous
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