| When you are thinking of becoming a teacher, | | | | in a common classroom, there are also special |
| let's face it, your not doing it for the money. We | | | | needs classrooms that can pay slightly more. |
| all know that teachers are not in it for the | | | | Because of the special training needed in these |
| money, rather the pride one feels from making a | | | | classrooms, teachers salaries can be very |
| difference in someones life. However, a teaching | | | | rewarding. Although there are extra classes you |
| salary is quite competitive with a lot more jobs | | | | will need to take and usually more stress involved |
| than you think. Depending on the skill level you will | | | | in the job, the benefits out way the extra time. |
| teach at, the location of your teaching job, and | | | | You will not only make a difference in a young |
| other factors, teachers do quite well compared to | | | | ones life but you will also be getting paid well for |
| other professions. | | | | doing it. |
| The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) finds | | | | Another thing that you can look at is the benefits |
| that the average teacher salaries for K – 12 | | | | that you can apply for from the government. In |
| positions range from $47,000to to $57,000 a | | | | the US we take education seriously, and although |
| year depending upon just the level of education | | | | teachers do not make a huge amount of cash, |
| you are teaching. That's about $4,000 a month | | | | they can apply for things like loan forgiveness. If |
| which isn't a bad bracket to be in. While a closer | | | | you are assigned to work in an area of poverty |
| look shows that teachers in New York city get | | | | for example and the schools are in low income |
| paid as much as $65,000 a year for just teaching | | | | areas, the government has special programs you |
| kindergarten and secondary $80,000 or more | | | | can apply for to make your school loans go away. |
| depending on where the school is located. | | | | It is called the Teacher Loan Forgiveness Program |
| Besides the standard school teacher that teaches | | | | and you can apply for it right online! <! |