This is my 4th year teaching and I am ready to go back to college to pursue another career. I would like to work while I attend college, without being a full-time teacher. I have heard that homebound teachers get paid $20+ an hour. Is it easy or hard to get a homebound teaching position? What are the pros and cons of being a homebound teacher?
2007-02-07 08:58:21 · 2 answers · asked by cammie 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Ask your school district about being a tutor or a homebound teacher. They will hire you and give you the names of the students on homebound instruction. The pros are that with a one on one teaching environment you can see progress quicker than in the classroom, you get to really know the student, and the self satisfaction on knowing that you are helping someone. The cons could be that you maybe exposed to a negative home-life situation, you may see several factors that may limit the child, and the child may not be cooperative. I feel the pluses outweigh the minuses.
2007-02-07 09:41:02 · answer #1 · answered by Paul E 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you will find that a home-bound child has severe physical disabilities, or severe learning disabilities, or a combination of both. You indicate that you are going back to college to pursue a career other than teaching, so something has caused you to lose interest in classroom teaching. These are strong arguments against embarking on a home-bound teaching career, no matter how short or part-time. The arguments in favor are the $20/hr, which sounds quite lucrative to me, and the satisfaction of receiving "I understand now".
As to how to go about becoming a home-bound teacher, I would think that you would need to contact your State Health & Human Services agency.
2007-02-07 11:22:43 · answer #2 · answered by Helmut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋