Elementary Education
Career
and Major Information
Related Career Titles
Web Sites
Salary Information
The Associate of Science degree at Walters State Community College in
Education is designed to fulfill the freshman and sophomore requirements of a
bachelor’s degree. Specific course selection is dependent on the school to
which the student transfers, and decisions about course selection should be
make after consulting a faculty advisor. The WSCC departmental link is:
http://www.ws.edu/socialsci/Education.asp.
Career and Major Information:
Teachers greatly influence children’s lives by guiding their
personal, social, and intellectual development. Teachers stimulate thought
processes and reasoning by challenging and engaging student involvement in
learning. They act as guides and coaches to assist students in mastering the
subjects of reading, writing, mathematics, science and social science, and they
expose children to drawing, painting and music. All fifty states require that
public school teachers be licensed, and this requires completion of a
bachelor’s degree and a teacher education program. The job outlook for
teachers in the next ten years is very good due to the expected retirement of
many in the profession. Most elementary teachers instruct one class of
students in several subjects. Middle school and secondary teachers give more
in depth instruction in a particular subject.
Related Career Titles:
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Adult Education Teacher |
Athletic Coach |
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Athletic Director
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Curriculum
Specialist |
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Employee Training Instructor |
Financial
Aid Counselor
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Media Center Specialist
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Preschool
Administrator |
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Guidance Counselor
|
Resource
Teacher |
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Educational Administrator
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College
Instructor |
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School Psychologist
|
Tutor |
Web Sites:
Teacher Support Network
http://www.teacherssuportnetwork.com
Want to Teach
http://www.wanttoteach.com
*Teach ESL
http://www.teachingenglish.ca
*"What to Expect Your First Year of Teaching"
article by Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/pubs/FirstYear
America’s favorite teaching resource
http://themailbox.com
Teachers Helping Teachers: provides basic teaching tips to
inexperienced teachers;
ideas that can be immediately implemented into the classroom
http://www.pacificnet.net/~mandel/
Job Profiles for Educators
http://www.jobprofiles.org/edu.htm
Teacher Certification Requirements, State by State
http://www.academploy.com/certif.cfm
Salary
Information:
Median annual earnings of
kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary school teachers ranged from
$39,810 to $44,340 in 2002; the lowest 10 percent earned $24,960 to $29,850;
the top 10 percent earned $62,890 to $68,530. Median earnings for preschool
teachers were $19,270.
According to the American
Federation of Teachers, beginning teachers with a bachelor’s degree earned an
average of $30,719 in the 2001–02 school year. The estimated average salary of
all public elementary and secondary school teachers in the 2001–02 school year
was $44,367. Private school teachers generally earn less than public school
teachers.
Salary figures quoted are based
on national figures. Local or regional salaries may be lower.
Citation: Bureau of Labor Statistics,
U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook,
2004-05 Edition, Teachers—Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary, Middle, and
Secondary, on the Internet at
http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos069.htm
