By Tamar S. Snyder At 39, Laurie Mendenhall couldn’t imagine spending the next four years seated behind a wooden desk, notebook in hand. The mother of two from Atlanta, Georgia, yearned to be on the other side of the classroom–teaching elementary school students. But with her husband working in sales and frequently traveling, she needed [...]
by Tamar Snyder Just the thought of paying down more than $15,000 in student loans left Sonia Kunze feeling panicky. Before she was hired full-time, the 36-year-old teacher was a substitute at a local school in Iowa — and was having a hard time coming up with the $150 monthly payment. She trolled the Internet [...]
by Christine Sparta and Ysolt Usigan You can wake up and go to school in your pajamas. You can even set up shop at a local coffeehouse as you work on assignments to complete your degree. You can also advance in your career or start a new one by taking virtual courses while still earning [...]
If you’re currently teaching in a brick-and-mortar but are considering the possibility of heading online, you may want to take a course to boost your comfort with online teaching and help your CV stand out. In March 2007, PBS TeacherLine (a division of PBS) began a Web-based course entitled “Mastering the Skills of Online Teaching.” [...]
By Dawn Papandrea Ready for a new career, but don’t have the disposable income to quit your job and go back to school? You’re not alone. Twenty percent of today’s teaching force is comprised of novice teachers from alternative route programs, according to the U.S. Department of Education (DOE). Such alternative certification routes offer programs [...]
By Jennifer Acosta Scott On the surface, teaching seems like a great job: summers off, lots of holidays, and the opportunity to make a difference. But the reality may not be quite so rosy. According to a 2007 study by the California State University Center for Teacher Quality, many teachers in California quit well before [...]