Can you work at an elementary school with only two years of college?
2006-12-27 04:50:39 · 11 answers · asked by tgirl 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Yes, as a para-professional, but you cannot actually teach. In some states you may qualify to be a substitute teacher as well (check your state department of education site for info). In the United States to teach you must have a four year degree in an education field of your choice and approximately one semester of student teaching, and you must regularly take classes to keep your teaching certification. Each state does have some different qualifications**FAN
2006-12-27 04:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by MM Fan 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can't get a degree with two years of college, and whether you can work at a school (elementary or otherwise) depends on the school district. If they are screamingly short of qualified teachers, you might get a temporary position or you might get on the substitute list, but most schools insist on fully qualified teachers for their classrooms.
Incidentally, don't think that because the kids are younger teaching elementary school is easier than teaching junior or senior high school. In fact, teaching elementary, priimary and pre-school is some of the most difficult teaching there is and requires people who really know what they are doing.
2006-12-27 05:00:40 · answer #2 · answered by old lady 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many community colleges offer an Associates Degree in ECE (Early Childhood Education), but not in elementary education.
To teach in an elementary school, one needs to have a 4 year Bachelor's Degree.
But with an Associates in ECE, you might be able to teach in a daycare facility working with Pre-Kindergarten kids, because they generally require somewhere between 9 to 15 ECE credits.
But in an elementary school itself, it's not possible without a Bachelors.
2006-12-27 10:00:37 · answer #3 · answered by msoexpert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. That's ridiculous. You can barely bag groceries with 2 years of college. You need a 4 year bachelor's degree and teaching certificate (which varies by state). Some towns even require you to have a 4 year degree to be a substitute.
2006-12-27 04:55:00 · answer #4 · answered by pinwheelbandit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-16 21:51:49 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this varies by state, but I would hope not (the "working" part). You can an associates in el. ed. in two years, but as far as I know you need a bachelor's in SOMETHING in order to teach. What many may not realize is that an elementary education degree requires study of almost everything- geography, music, math, economics, anthropology, you name it, in addition to things actually related to teaching.
2006-12-27 04:58:39 · answer #6 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally speaking, a degree in Elem. Educ. takes 4 years. After all we are talking about a Bachelor's degree. If you're interested in a 2 year degree in education, you might consider early childhood education.
2006-12-27 04:54:43 · answer #7 · answered by naplady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be a teacher (at least in the US), you need at least a four-year degree. You can be a paraeducator (also called educational assistant) and work in a classroom under the supervision of a teacher with less, sometimes only a high-school diploma. The money and the responsibility are less, however.
2006-12-27 04:54:22 · answer #8 · answered by hoptoad 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My friend is a Kindergarten teacher in a major city and she only went to school for 2 years but thats because at the school she teaches they have a shortage of teachers and the school is kinda bad!
2006-12-27 05:04:19 · answer #9 · answered by brownsugar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the state you're in. Most require a bachelor's to start and a master's within 5 years.
2006-12-27 04:58:26 · answer #10 · answered by Jill&Justin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋