Tuesday, July 12, 2011

A Teaching Degree Opens Many Doors

By Tom Addison


People who earn a teaching degree become qualified to work in a rewarding, exciting field. Teaching degrees enable candidates to work with groups of students in classroom settings, as well as in school administration.

Since education is considered a high-demand career, many incentives are available to attract people to the field. These include educational scholarships. Those who are planning to enter inner-city or low-income neighborhoods are especially valuable.

The field of elementary education is vast. Bachelors of Arts and Bachelors of Science diplomas with focuses on education are the basic requirement for many school systems. People who concentrate on the science diploma are qualified to go into fields such as math, science, and technology. The arts concentration is often obtained by those interested in the fields of English, literature, social studies, history, art, music, and physical education. Age ranges usually span kindergarten through grade eight.

For teachers who prefer high or intermediate school settings, they must follow a different college track. Their Bachelors programs involve curricula which are focused on the presentation, content and management of students who are in sixth through twelfth grades. The college track involves areas of concentration which can focus on chemistry, literature, political science, social studies, computer science, geology, history, English, math, and biology, among others.

The Masters diploma is granted after two additional years of studying full-time. This post-graduate certification enables candidates to teach a wide range of classes, with students who are in college through preschool settings. The Professional Graduate Diploma in Education (PGDE), and the Postgraduate Certification in Education (PCE) qualify candidates to function in expanded roles in many settings.

Research performed by members of the Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed there are approximately 1.4 million teachers in elementary settings across the United States. Additionally, 674,000 teachers are in intermediate schools, and one-million teachers are in secondary schools.

Those who earn a teaching degree become qualified to enter a fascinating career field. Those who hold teaching degrees can work in various administrative and classroom roles, in public and private school environments.




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