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Do you have to take specific classes in college to be able to teach in better schools.

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Susie’s Answer

To add on to Bryant's response, specific college courses won't help you teach in better schools.

Having a good resume will help you get an interview for a school where you want to teach.

Like Bryant said, getting exposure to the school by volunteering or substitute teaching will help principals get to know you and consider you when there are teaching opportunities.

If you do get an interview for a school, making a good impression during the interview will help you get the teaching job you want. Be sure to let the interviewers know how you will run a classroom that is controlled and accommodates different learners so that everyone will learn.
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Bryant’s Answer

HI Chanyah,


Thank you so much for posting your question! That's terrific that you are interested in teaching in the future!


To teach, there is specific coursework that you do have to take depending on what you would like to teacher (Elementary school or Secondary school). To be able to teach at any public school, you new to have a valid teaching credential in the state you are teaching in. Some schools provide some type of Education major that allows you to complete your teaching credential coursework as you earn your undergraduate degree. Other credentialing programs are completed at a university after you complete your initial bachelor degree. For example, I earned a degree in Political Science first at UC Santa Barbara and then eared my Teaching Credential through USC afterword.


To address your original question, having a valid teaching credential makes you eligible to teach at any public school (Private schools are allowed to ask for additional requirements such as specific majors or a masters degree in a subject). It definitely won't hurt your resume to point out that you are an expert in the subjects you are applying to teach by pointing to coursework, majors, or college projects you completed in that subject area. I'm assuming that when you say "better schools", you are referring to schools that offer better pay to its teachers and offer better resources to it students such as smaller class sizes, better teaching and learning tools, more extracurricular programs etc. As I mentioned, anyone with a valid credential is eligible to apply, however keep in mind that it will be VERY competitive to get hired because LOTS of teachers want to teach there.


My advice to you is build relationships with the schools and the school districts that you want to work in someday. Volunteer in classrooms, introduce yourself to principals, and definitely substitute teach at these schools as you earn your teaching credential. That way, when a position opens up at a school you hope to teach at, you are on their mind as a person who would excel teaching at their school.


Hope this helps a little, and please feel free to leave a comment with any follow up questions!

Bryant

Bryant recommends the following next steps:

Get to know the schools you want to teach at someday
Introduce yourself to the leadership at those schools and in those school districts
Find ways to volunteer at the schools you would want to work for
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