Becoming a Teacher

Learning the information that you will teach and practicing it is important to how well you get to teach. You should look for a college that's fairly known for its education program. UNT in North Texas and University of Texas at Austin is well known for its education programs because there's a lot of hands on teaching and student internship. Here are some links for more information on those programs: UNT and UT

You can get certified numerous ways or get any degree depending on what sort of teaching job you want to have. It would cost 24,000 dollars to go to UNT each year and around 5,000 a semester with prices growing year by year. Overall you should~ 

*Invest Time in Teaching Intern programs

1. College Education

2. Credentials 

3. Find A Job (NY, NJ, and RI are the highest paying states with salaries up to $65,000 SD being lowest with $35,000)
4. Focus on Career!

Investing time in programs early on will help your credentials and reputation for your future career in teaching. Programs like Education and Training at the BCTAL could save time and money. I currently am taking the EAT class and find that it's very helpful and definitely prepares me for my future. 

Yes, Spelling Should Count

In the article, "Does Spelling Count," the writer is mainly pointing out how in today's education system we label things and slap any name we could think of on an education skill. It takes the life out of learning and makes schools seem like a military base. A big and very true point that the writer made in this article was when she said, 

"These children have been taught from a very young age that their "grades" matter more than the actual purpose of the assignment -- just like "subjects" trump true learning."

I agree with this statement very much. If you were to give students an multiple choice answer sheet and tell them that every single letter answer will be in order, they will memorize the letters, not the content. The harsh truth is that most kids don't care about the content. They care about their grades. If kids cared about content they wouldn't be asking, "Does spelling count?" 
The more we realize the actuality of how little kids care, the more we can work on it and get them to love learning.