| Education is one of the fastest growing fields in | | | | not completed a year or more of specialized |
| America today. You can become trainers, | | | | teacher training in normal schools. |
| administrators, teachers, counselors, curriculum | | | | In the state of New York, teachers need to have |
| designers, librarians, etc. In America, there is a | | | | a bachelor’s degree, after which it is |
| huge shortfall of qualified teachers. | | | | compulsory to complete a master’s degree |
| You can train to teach kindergarten, elementary, | | | | within five years of gaining employment at a |
| middle or high school. You can even become a | | | | school. To be permanently certified in New York, |
| special education teacher. With experience, a | | | | a teacher needs to pass three state exams of |
| teacher can become the principal of a school, or | | | | pedagogy, general knowledge and the subject |
| even a part of the school’s management | | | | being taught. |
| and administration. A trained teacher could even | | | | The huge demand for teachers has encouraged |
| join the state boards or state department. You | | | | colleges and universities to offer stand-alone |
| could also become a career counselor or textbook | | | | teacher licensure programs. These certifications |
| writer. | | | | help teachers with undergraduate degrees in other |
| To get a license to teach in a school in the United | | | | fields to quickly get the expertise required by the |
| States, you need a bachelor’s degree, with | | | | state for licensure. And professionals who want to |
| educational coursework. You would also need to | | | | make a career change to acquire the skills of |
| take licensing exams. Earlier, you would have | | | | teaching can get their degrees. The programs |
| needed to work as a trainee teacher to get a | | | | ensure hands-on experience. Make sure that the |
| degree. Nowadays the “Alternate | | | | program you choose is accredited by the National |
| Route” program in most states makes it | | | | Council for Accreditation of Teachers Education. |
| easier for a person to teach, even if they have | | | | |