Running Head: JOB OUTLOOK 1

Job Outlook
Melinda Chapple
Education 101
!" Julie Bil#
$epte%be! &' (01&
JOB OUTLOOK (
)b*t!act
)+te! !e*ea!ching the ,ob outlook +o! teaching' the!e i* a g!eat deal o+ -aluable
in+o!%ation a-ailable" ) teaching ca!ee! i* accepting the challenge o+ teaching *tudent*
the in+o!%ation and *kill* the. need to be *ucce**+ul in thei! +utu!e" ) teache! candidate
/ill ha-e a bette! unde!*tanding o+ the education !e0ui!e%ent* o+ beco%ing a teache! and
the di++e!ent p!og!a% and deg!ee option*" ) teache! candidate /ill ha-e a bette!
kno/ledge o+ the /o!king condition* and !e*pon*ibilitie* o+ a teache! and the ti%e
co%%it%ent that i* !e0ui!ed" The ,ob oppo!tunitie* and *ala!. co%pa!ed to the /o!king
condition* and pe!*onal co%%it%ent /a* -e!. inte!e*ting" 1+ one doe* not ha-e the *t!ong
de*i!e to /o!k /ith *tudent* and %ake a di++e!ence teaching %a. not be the ca!ee! path
+o! the%" 1 ha-e pe!*onalit. t!ait* that /ill aid %e in %. teaching ca!ee!" Taking into
con*ide!ation the be*t option +o! +inding an i%%ediate teaching opening /ould be to ha-e
the a-ailabilit. to !elocate" $o%e /ill *till pu!*ue a teaching deg!ee /ith the intention o+
u*ing thei! *kill* to teach in thei! co%%unit." Ha-ing a g!eat pa**ion and de*i!e to /o!k
/ith child!en /ill gi-e a teache! candidate a g!eat *ta!t to pu!*uing thei! d!ea%"
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Job Outlook
Teaching %ean* getting *tudent* !ead. to continue thei! education and li+e *kill*
+o! the ne2t *tage o+ thei! ,ou!ne." Thi* can %ean to teach a kinde!ga!ten cla** the %ath
and !eading *kill* and de-eloping thei! *ocial *kill* to p!epa!e the% +o! 1
*t
g!ade" Thi*
could al*o %ean teaching a 3
th
g!ade cla** ho/ to de-elop thei! *tud. and ti%e
%anage%ent *kill*' o! e-en teaching a high *chool cla** to !ead. the% +o! the ne2t *tage
in thei! li+e" 4hen choo*ing a teaching ca!ee!' one /ill /ant to con*ide! /hat education
p!og!a% /ill /o!k be*t +o! the%' the ,ob oppo!tunitie* a+te! g!aduation' ho/ one5*
pe!*onalit. /ill help the% in the teaching a!ea o+ choo*e' and /hat geog!aphical a!ea one
i* /illing to teach in" Ha-ing a plan and unde!*tanding all the a*pect* o+ the ca!ee! choice
/ill help the% to be %o!e *ucce**+ul in thei! choice o+ ca!ee!*"
4hen a *tudent choo*e* to ente! into an education p!og!a% the. need to +i!*t
dete!%ine /hat p!og!a% and college /ill /o!k be*t" 1+ the *tudent i* inte!e*ted in
teaching ea!l. childhood education the. /ill be able to co%plete an a**ociate5* deg!ee"
Ho/e-e!' i+ a *tudent i* inte!e*ted in teaching ele%enta!. o! *econda!. education the.
/ill need to ea!n a bachelo! deg!ee" Educato!* /ho co%plete thei! %a*te!5* deg!ee in an
education +ield gain %o!e oppo!tunit. +o! ad-ance%ent" ) teache! candidate can ea!n a
bachelo! o! %a*te!5* deg!ee in *pecial education' engli*h' %ath' *cience' and %an. othe!
*ub,ect* and -ocational *tudie*" Re*ea!ching each o+ the*e +ocu*ed deg!ee* /ill help a
teaching candidate to dete!%ine /hat p!og!a% /ill +it +o! the% and thei! pe!*onalit."
Re*ea!ch can be done not onl. th!ough /eb*ite* and book* but al*o th!ough +ield
ob*e!-ation" 1n ea!l. education cou!*e*' each *tudent i* !e0ui!e%ent* to co%plete a
*peci+ic a%ount o+ ti%e ob*e!-ing di++e!ent *chool* and di++e!ent age* o+ *tudent*" Taking
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the ti%e to !e*ea!ch the p!og!a%* and !e0ui!e%ent* /ill help *tudent* dete!%ine /hich
le-el o+ the education +ield i* be*t +o! the%"
Lea!ning %o!e about the occupation o+ teaching /ill dete!%ine i+ it i* the ca!ee!
one /ould /ant to ente! into" Beco%ing +a%ilia! /ith the ,ob oppo!tunitie* and *ala!ie*
in the a!ea /ill gi-e *o%eone an idea i+ the. a!e inte!e*ted in ente!ing into thi* +ield" On
the Bu!eau o+ Labo! $tati*tic* *tate*' the!e /ill be a la!ge nu%be! o+ olde! teache!*
!eti!ing bet/een (0106(0(0 *o the!e /ill be a 178 inc!ea*e in the need +o! teache!*
9Occupational Outlook Handbook' (01&: but thi* doe* not %ean the need /ill be in e-e!.
co%%unit." ;The %edian annual /age o+ ele%enta!. *chool teache!* /a* <=1'>>0" The
lo/e*t 10 pe!cent ea!ned le** than <&3'&?0' and the top 10 pe!cent ea!ned %o!e than
<@0'130A 9;Occupational Outlook Handbook:A' (01&:" The *ala!ie* +o! teache!* /ill -a!.
depending on the !egion o+ the count!." Teache!* teach du!ing the *tudent*5 *chool da.
but /hen the *tudent* lea-e the teache!5* /o!k i* not done" ) teache! %u*t plan le**on*'
p!epa!e acti-itie*' g!ade pape!*' co%plete a**e**%ent*' co%%unicate /ith pa!ent*' and
%eet /ith othe! *ta++ %e%be!* to li*t a +e/ o+ the !e*pon*ibilitie*" Thi* ti%e co%%it%ent
*hould be taken into con*ide!ation /hen looking at a teache!5* *ala!." E-en though %o*t
teache!* +ollo/ the t!aditional *chool *chedule o+ 10 %onth* in *chool and ( %onth* +o!
*u%%e! b!eak' teache!* in-e*t a g!eat deal o+ ti%e into the planning and teaching o+ thei!
*tudent*"
E-e!.one5* pe!*onalit. a++ect* ho/ the. pe!+o!% ta*k* and ho/ the. handle
*ituation*" 1 pe!*onall. ha-e an outgoing' take cha!ge' and loud pe!*onalit." The %o!e
e2cited 1 get about *o%ething the loude! 1 get" The*e a!e *o%e o+ %. pe!*onalit. t!ait* 1
+eel /ill %ake %e a g!eat teache!" Teache!* gene!all. ha-e a take cha!ge attitude' a!e
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ca!ing' and ha-e *t!ong u!ge to help othe!*" $tudent* and thei! *ucce**e* a!e the
%oti-ation +o! teache!* to continue thei! /o!k" 1 a% looking +o!/a!d to the !e/a!d* o+ %.
*tudent*5 *ucce**e*" Thi* %a. be the +i!*t ti%e a *tudent !ead* a /o!k on thei! o/n o! i*
able to appl. a %ath concept to a ga%e" Teache!* ha-e a d!i-e to continue to lea!n and
*ha!e thei! kno/ledge /ith thei! *tudent* and %aking a di++e!ence in thei! li-e*"
The 1ndiana epa!t%ent o+ Education i* a g!eat !e*ou!ce to +ind out /hat the
1ndiana *tate educato! licen*ing !e0ui!e%ent* a!e" The cu!!ent +ee i* ;<&= +o! each
Educato! Licen*e o! Be!%itA 9;1n6*tate g!aduate*A' (01&:" The!e a!e al*o li*ting o+ the
!e0ui!e%ent +o! a deg!ee' app!o-ed p!og!a%*' othe! !e0ui!e%ent* to be licen*ed' and
ad-i*o!. in+o!%ation" Teaching can be -e!. co%petiti-e e*peciall. i+ .ou a!e not /illing
to !elocate" Teaching ,ob* a-ailable but one %a. need to !elocate to +ind one o! /ill need
to be able to be patient until the. +ind one clo*e! to thei! a!ea" )+te! !e*ea!ching a +e/
/eb*ite' in the Mid/e*t the!e a!e not a* %an. opening* a* one /ould ha-e hoped but
candidate* can be hope+ul that +utu!e oppo!tunitie* /ill beco%e a-ailable"
) teaching candidate *hould be looking +o!/a!d to ea!ning thei! deg!ee in
Ele%enta!. Education and ha-ing the oppo!tunit. to /o!k /ith *tudent*" )* *tated in
1nt!oduction to Teaching Beco%ing a B!o+e**ional' the!e a!e int!in*ic and e2t!in*ic
!e/a!d* in teaching 9Kauchak C Eggen' (013:" Teaching candidate* ha-e the oppo!tunit.
to e2pe!ience the int!in*ic !e/a!d* o+ thei! *tudent*5 *ucce**e* in lea!ning and de-eloping
li+e *kill*" Ha-ing *tudent* thank a teache! +o! the i%pact the. ha-e had on thei! li-e*
/ould be the g!eate*t !e/a!d" )l*o' the e2t!in*ic !e/a!d* like *u%%e! -acation* and ti%e
o++ /ith one5* child!en" 1t /ill be inte!e*ting to *ee ho/ the education *.*te% e-ol-e* on
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the ne2t 3 .ea!*" 4ith change* to co%e' e-e!.one i* hope+ul +o! i%p!o-e%ent* +o! the
good teache!* that a!e cu!!entl. teaching and the +utu!e teache!* to co%e"
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Mont!eal' To!onto' elhi' Me2ico Cit.' $ao Baulo' $.dne.' Hong Kong' $eoul'
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