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How can I advocate for students of color in my classroom #Fall25?
Particularly, biracial students.
What grade level to teach?
Hello, I'm a high school graduate who aspires to be a teacher. I've been on the fence about which grade level to teach, elementary, middle, or high school, I want to teach all three of them. Is it normal to be stuck? Is this a decision that will come to me as I go through college?
What is a good studying strategy for all the teacher license tests?
There are a lot of tests and I want the best possible chance to be fully prepared not having to pay for retakes.
How does student teaching work? Are you randomly placed at a school or do you get to choose which school? #Spring25
How does student teaching work? Are you randomly placed at a school or do you get to choose which school? #Spring25
Is it hard being a special education teacher?
I want to be an autism specialist and work as a special education teacher, so I was curious of how hard the job is so I can prepare myself in advance.
What are the challenges of being a teacher?
I am a sophomore in high school and am interested in pursuing a job in teaching once I graduate. I plan on being an English teacher or an extra curricular teacher for things such as art or theatre.
Is there a route going into Psychiatry that does not involve touching people?
Hi, I know it's a weird question at first, but hear me out. I have a BS in Biological Sciences and was originally going to school looking to be a Plant Scientist, allowing myself to keep my options open by taking courses in molecular biology, genetics, microbiology, soil biology, organic...
What career matches my interests?
I'm a high school junior and I like math and art. All of my extracurriculars are really centered around education though. I tutor kids in reading and my past 2 jobs have both been working with kids. Architecture and engineering are both interesting to me but I'm not entirely sure what I want to do.
What is your salary as a teacher?
I'm a 6th grade student
A question for a primary teacher !
Should I take AP Environmental or Careers in Education?
I need help!! I'm going into 11th grade next year and I need to pick between these two classes! APES gives me rigor and another AP to add onto my list but overall I want to major in elementary education in college so I feel like I can gain more experience. My counselor said that I can take...
what are the things I need in order to be a welder?
like what type of classes or whether or not you need a highschool diploma
Here is a follow up question?
I had originally received my AS in ECE wanting to be a teacher. But, I’ve have been working for the NYCDOE for 19 years as a substitute paraprofessional and at times I want to pull my hair! I look at these teachers and some of them want to loose it, one teacher said “it’s like being a nanny to...