Question about student teaching and teaching?

Gordon Showes: 1. Is there a fee you have to pay in order to be a student teacher?Usually, nothing in additon to the tuition and fees for enrolling in the studentteaching class at your college. Same fees as all classes. 2. Do you have to student teach in order to become a teacher? In most states, YES!3. When during college do you student teach at a school?Usually during the later years of college although some schoolshave freshmen early experience. 4. How much does a teacher make a year and are they paid during the summer too? It depends upon the school system, your years of experience, ect. Expect to startat $26,000 to $32,000 per year, more in higher paying Urban or suburban districts, lessin charter schools and financially impoverished private schools or rural schools. 5. Is it possible to get a degree for both primary(elementary) AND secondary education? I know you must take a teacher certification test to become a teacher, but is the test only license you for o! nly one grade level, like high school, or does it qualify you to teach any grade? I want to be a teacher but am unsure what grade level I want to teach, so could I get certified for every grade level?Answer, yes. You need to take the test for each level. At the primary level, you are licensed forseveral grades such as K to 3 or 1 to 4. At the middle school level, you are licensed for a particular subject such as math 4 to 9 {grade ranges are wider than most middle schools. High School Licenses are usually for 7 to 12 in your subject of choice. Each state sets its licensing requirements. The national teacher exam is called the PRAXIS. You will probably take Praxis I near freshmen year college and it much like your ACT and SAT.The PRAXIS 2 exams include one called PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING This test covers concepts you should study in your education, psychology, andchild development classes while you are in college. and all teachers have to pass that ! to become licensed.and the individual licensing exam over the ! subject you are going to take. I took the Mathematics grades 7 to 12 exam....Show more

Shaun Rapkowicz: I am an educator. Student instructing helped me plenty. There is this type of change among what you learn and research versus truthfully being in the school room and instructing. It used to be a watch commencing enjoy. If you wish to be an amazing trainer, do not feel approximately skipping out on regularly the fundamental facet of your measure. You rather get to understand what's available in the market, you'll make contacts that can result in a instructing process. Just as a factor of curiosity right here, you are going to now not have a instructing measure till you truthfully instruct. The scholar instructing element is "a facet of your measure"....Show more