Career Presentation: Elementary School Teacher

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Career PresentationElementary School Teacher

• by
• Shih-Ting Tang
• Professor Silvia Spence
• Graduate Language Studies
• 29 September 2004

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Outline

• The Reason to Choose This Career
• Prospects for the Future in This Career
• Expected Salary Range
• Unexpected Positive or Negative Aspects of This
  Career

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The Reason to Choose This Career

• Personality
• Friendly
• Like tutoring or teaching others
• Can work well with classmates and friends

• Social work
• Social worker
• Minister
• Professor
• Elementary school teacher

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Training or Education Required for Elementary
school teacher

• At least a bachelors degree
• Complete a teacher education program, and be
  licensed.
• Many States offer licensure programs for teachers
  who have bachelor degree but lack the necessary
  education courses required for a regular license.

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Prospects for the Future in This Career

• Job opportunities for teachers over the next 10
  years will vary from good to excellent, depending
  on the locality, grade level, and subject taught.
• Teachers must continually update their skills so
  that they can instruct and use the latest
  technology in the classroom.

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Expected Salary Range

• Median annual earnings of elementary school
  teachers in 2002 ranged from 39,810 to 44,340
  the lowest 10 percent earned 24,960 to 29,850
  the top 10 percent earned 62,890 to 68,530.
• extra income during the summer by teaching summer
  school or performing other jobs in the school
  system. On the other hand, getting a master
  degree or national certification often results in
  a raise in pay.

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Unexpected Positive or Negative Aspects of This
Career

• cope with unruly behavior and violence in the
  schools.
• dealing with large classes, students from
  disadvantaged or multicultural backgrounds, or
  heavy workloads.
• Some inner-city schools in particular, may be run
  down and lack the amenities of schools in
  wealthier communities.
• teachers also may increase stress levels because
  they want to produce students who are able to
  exhibit satisfactory performance on standardized
  tests in core subjects.