Teacher....?

Question

Does anyone know how hard, and what you have to go threw to be a first/second grade teacher?

Answer 1

In the US, there is no separate school for teaching first or second. If you want a degree in elementary education, you will earn a type 03 which will certify you to teach K-9. If you don't have a bachelor's degree, you will have to attend a 4 year program. If you have a bachelor's degree in another field, many universities offer an alternative certification program that takes about 2 years. After those 2 years many of those have to continue wiht mentors for another 2 years of their teaching career. Many individuals believe that because the material taught is easy (such as learning to read, add, subtract, understand simple fractions and so on) that it is an easy job. This is also why about 25% of teachers leave in first 3 years. Simply because you know how to read and do simple math, doesn't mean the job is a cake-walk.

Answer 2

A four year degree in Education is necessary for teaching in most every state of the union. There are colleges which turn outnothing but teachers, and most Universities have Education Departments for Teacher training.

Any college or University should be able to give you a Teacher Training catalog of coursework involving certification for Primary Education.

Answer 3

If you're really interested in K-6 (or even -8) an education degree is probably best. If you might want to move up to high school one day, then you should think about getting your degree in the specific field that interests you, and minor in Ed. Its possible to get a certification without the minor, but it would a little easier.

Good luck

Answer 4

It all depends on what state you plan to work in. Contact a college or university in that state and ask the school of education.

I would start by learning which "through" to use though. "Threw" is the past tense for throw.